User:Thespeon/Japanese Culture

This is a list for collecting where Japanese Culture appears in the Pokémon franchise.

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• Pokémon
• Clothing
• Buildings
• Items
• In merchandise & media

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Pokémon

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  Poltchageist (chadzutsu?, chashaku, matcha)
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  Sinistcha (chawan, chasen, matcha)
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  Tatsugiri (sushi)
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  Tatsugiri (on a sushi geta)
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  Drowzee (baku)
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  Jirachi (tanzaku)
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  Meowth (koban)
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  Lotad (kappa)
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  Misdreavus (nukekubi)
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  Froslass (yuki-onna)
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  Shiftry (tengu)
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  Whiscash (namazu)
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  Chimecho (fūrin)
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  Phione (clione)
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  Manaphy (clione)
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  Claydol (dogū)
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  Baltoy (dogū)
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  Bronzor (shinjū-kyō)
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  Bronzong (dōtaku)
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  Snorunt (wearing a mino)
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  Mawile (futakuchi-onna)
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  Pecharunt (momotarō)
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  Espeon (bakeneko)
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  Vulpix
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  Ninetales
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  Makuhita (furoshiki)

Clothing

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  Falkner
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  Kurt (jinbei?)
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  Morrison (hakama)
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  Sage (?, holding juzu)
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  Medium
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  Mezastar Sasura
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  Mezastar Artisan (happi?,
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  Mezastar Hitomi (furisode)
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  Kimono Girl (kimono/geisha)
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  Erika
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  Veteran
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  Expert
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  Expert
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  Kamado
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Buildings

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  ORAS Pokémon League (Okinawa castle)
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  Dragon's Den shrine and tama.... fence.
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  Ilex Forest shrine (hokora)
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Sprout Tower

Radio Tower (Neo Destiny 95) ?

Bell Tower

Ecruteak City?

Items

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  Old Charm (magatama)
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  Mochi
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  Clear Bell (looks like the bells you'd find at a Shinto shrine)
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  Ponigiri
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  Pokéshi Doll (kokeshi)
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  Old Gateau (youkan)
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  Rage Candy Bar (manjuu)
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  Lava Cookie (senbei)
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  Mark Charm
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  Potion (Hisui)
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  Linking Cord
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  Ring Target (mato)
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  Tea (yunomi)
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  Twist Band (looks like what Japanese festival-goers wear)
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  Trawl Orb (karakusa pattern)
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  Choice Dumpling (chimaki)
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  Earth Badge (sakaki)
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  Spell Tag
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  Cleanse Tag
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Incense <- censer

Focus Band (hachimaki)

Love Sweet (Heart Amezaiku)

(Nugget? lol)

Pearl String (dango sth)kiai no tasuki

In merchandise & media

TCG

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  Energy Loto based on omikuji
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  PonytaTriumphant72 with a pattern (what was that?)
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  Erika in seiza position
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  Power Tablet (looks like fue ramune?)
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  Lucky Ice Pop
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Merchandise

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  Rubber Playmat based on... (what was it?)
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  Card sleeves featuring The Great Wave off Kanagawa
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  Ilex Forest playset (with a toro lantern)
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  seigaiha & ...udon?
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  Lucario Terrarium (tsukimi, susuki, kasumi)
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Team Rocket

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  Meowth dressed as a miko with a gohei (and the paper is called shide lol)
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  Jessie and Misty wearing junihitoe (i forgot the name of the crown again, tho... sth starting with "s"?)
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  komuso (with Bronzong being his komusogasa)
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  kuroko
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  Master Ditto with a harisen
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  Mezastar Multiple Part-timer (carrying an okamochi)
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  Brock with Heal Powder (gourd/hiyotan)
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  tanabata ....sth
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  doutaku
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  fude (calligraphy brush)
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  kyudo-gi & yumi
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  temari ?
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  Daimonji 大
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  Stepped Bookcase (kaidandansu)
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+cards featuring toro, bridges, farm houses

Festival of Masks

merch like Pokémon Sento, Pokémon Center opening goods, Gotochi, Sumi-E Retsuden Japanese Ink Art Campaign, kagami mochi, pika plush tsukimi, lucario terrarium, Hyaku Poke Yakou, Wa no Mado, Pokémon Funwari Yurarin Kazari

merch with jp patterns backpack, mezastar tag, postcard,

Name

Humilau City (Seigaiha City)

Giovanni (Sakaki)

Kimmy Shoney's Tokin

(which locations coincide with real world ones?)