Kyoto Nintendo Museum Will Have Pikachu Manhole Cover

A Pikachu manhole cover (also known as Pokefuta or Poke Lids) will appear at the Nintendo Museum in Kyoto’s Uji city. Nintendo will hold the museum’s grand opening on October 2, 2024.

The Pokemon manhole cover at the Nintendo Museum features Pikachu, the mascot of the franchise. It looks like it’s running forwards. Meanwhile, a Poke Ball and a Game Boy are visible behind it. Nintendo also shared a picture of The Pokemon Company COO Takato Utsunomiya and Nintendo President Shuntaro Furukawa standing in front of the Pokemon manhole with someone in a Pikachu costume.

This is not the only Pokemon manhole cover in Japan. Poke Lids is a project in which Nintendo and The Pokemon Company team up with various prefectures around Japan. These manholes are part of the Local Arts initiative. Not only do they depict Pokemon in different habitats, but they also show off the charming topography or locales in Japan.

There are already two Poke Lids in Uji City, and the Nintendo Museum one would mark the third. For reference, one of the other Uji manholes depicts Sinistcha and Poltchageist. The other one has Spinda and Scorbunny on it. You can check out all of the different manhole covers via the official Poke Lids website.

The Nintendo Museum will open its doors on October 2, 2024 and you can check out the Pikachu manhole cover there.