{"id":88035,"date":"2026-09-08T05:01:07","date_gmt":"2026-09-08T05:01:07","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/88035\/"},"modified":"2026-09-08T05:01:07","modified_gmt":"2026-09-08T05:01:07","slug":"pokemon-fans-could-soon-sleep-inside-a-poke-ball-in-hokkaido","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/88035\/","title":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9mon fans could soon sleep inside a Pok\u00e9 Ball in Hokkaido"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb2-plus4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/Pokemon.JPG\" alt=\"There are several Pok\u00e9mons near Pok\u00e9 Ball and river.\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"default-font lh-default ma0 mh3 mt0 pb3\">\n\t\t\t\tPok\u00e9 Ball-Themed Hotel (Illustration by NOT A HOTEL Co., Ltd.\/PR Times)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">For Pok\u00e9mon fans visiting Japan, accommodation doesn\u2019t get much more on-theme than this. A giant Pok\u00e9 Ball-inspired hotel is coming to Hokkaido, giving lucky guests the chance to actually spend the night inside.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">The unusual accommodation is the result of a collaboration between Pok\u00e9mon Sleep, the sleep-tracking game launched in 2023, and Japanese accommodation company NOT A HOTEL. The idea is to bring the world of Pok\u00e9mon Sleep into the real world, creating a space where guests can enjoy the same sense of comfort and relaxation that a Pok\u00e9 Ball provides for Pok\u00e9mon.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">Set somewhere amid Hokkaido\u2019s vast natural scenery, the special accommodation has been designed around the distinctive shape of a Pok\u00e9 Ball. Details of what the interior looks like are being kept under wraps for now, with the full reveal scheduled for September 15, 2026. However, you can get an idea of what to expect via the video below.<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">Watch <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=LpTLVqJppHw&amp;time_continue=58&amp;source_ve_path=MjM4NTE&amp;embeds_referring_euri=https%3A%2F%2Fen.japantravel.com%2F\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">\u300ePok\u00e9mon Sleep\u300f\u00d7 NOT A HOTEL<\/a><\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">There is one important catch for travelers hoping to add it to their Japan itinerary, though: you can\u2019t currently book this accommodation. The Pok\u00e9 Ball stay is being offered as part of a special campaign, with winners receiving the opportunity to stay there. Details about how to enter will also be announced on September 15.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">For Pok\u00e9mon Sleep players, the collaboration feels particularly fitting. The game uses your smartphone to track and analyse your sleep, with Pok\u00e9mon gathering around Snorlax based on their sleep patterns. Smartwatch data can also be integrated, making sleep itself part of the Pok\u00e9mon-collecting experience.&#13;<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \">For now, international Pok\u00e9mon fans planning a trip to Japan will have to keep an eye on the campaign details. But if you\u2019ve ever wished you could crawl into a Pok\u00e9 Ball yourself, Hokkaido might soon be the place to make that dream a reality.<\/p>\n<p class=\"storyline-p f4 \"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.pokemonsleep.net\/pokeball-hotel\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Website<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" class=\"mb2-plus4\" src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1788843667_173_Japan Travel logo.jpg\" alt=\"Japan Travel logo\"\/><\/p>\n<p class=\"default-font lh-default ma0 mh3 mt0 pb3\">\n\t\t\t\ten.japantravel.com (Illustration by Japan Travel)<br \/>\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pok\u00e9 Ball-Themed Hotel (Illustration by NOT A HOTEL Co., Ltd.\/PR Times) For Pok\u00e9mon fans visiting Japan, accommodation doesn\u2019t&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":88036,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[55602,55603,40645,153,8,55604,6986,10776,54614,55601,1996,55599,54437,55600,12633,55605],"class_list":["post-88035","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-hokkaido","tag-anime-characters","tag-attractions-in-hokkaido","tag-game-characters","tag-hokkaido","tag-japan","tag-japan-destination","tag-japan-travel","tag-not-a-hotel","tag-poke-ball","tag-poke-ball-themed-hotel","tag-pokemon","tag-pokemon-ball","tag-pokemon-sleep","tag-pokemon-themed-hotel","tag-youtube","tag-youtube-video"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88035","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=88035"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/88035\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/88036"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=88035"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=88035"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/japan\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=88035"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}