Pingu Cafe Will Open Up in Japan For Limited Time

For a limited time, a Pingu cafe will open up in Oshiage, Tokyo. This is to commemorate the 45th anniversary of Pingu. [Thanks, PR Times!]

You can check out the official website for pictures of the merchandise and food items you’ll be able to buy at the cafe. Most of the food you can order resembles scenes or items from the show itself. For example, there’s a cream rice dish that looks like Pingu and Pinga building an igloo. There’s also the Noot Noot Float that looks like Pingu’s head is floating on top of your drink, and a replica of what Pingu and his family eat during meals.

As for the merchandise, you can get:

• Acrylic keychains: 825 JPY
• Cloth bag: 1540 JPY
• Dolomite coaster: 1320 JPY
• Hand towels: 1430 JPY
• Mug: 2200 JPY
• Stickers: 605 JPY
• Wooden magnets: 880 JPY

Pingu is a Swiss children’s television series featuring Pingu, a young emperor penguin who lives in South Pole with his family. Because there’s very little real dialog in the show and the characters all speak in gibberish, viewers from all around the world can watch and understand it. In particular, Pingu is very popular in Japan and there was even a Japanese-produced reboot titled Pingu in the City.

The Pingu cafe will open for business in Oshiage from December 19, 2024 to February 9, 2025.