Caution to guys: Cute overload ahead! If you wish to skip the ensuing kawaii-ness in entirety, scroll all the way down for some nice photos of a Buddhist temple.
On this day, I paid a visit to Sanrio Puroland – home of Hello Kitty and all things cute! If someone was to designate a kingdom of cuteness, this would be it! I had been looking forward to visiting this indoor theme park even before coming to Japan!
Sanrio Puroland is located in Tama, in the Western part of Tokyo prefecture. It lies outside of Tokyo’s 23 special wards where Shinjuku, Shibuya, Ginza and all the places I had visited over the past few days are. Setting out from Shinjuku by train, I had to commute more than an hour before finally arriving at the Keio Tama Center Station.
The moment I came out from the station, I found myself in the town of cuteness!
Even though Sanrio Puroland was still a distance away, the surrounding area was already decked out in cuteness!
Take this little pink building for instance. It is called Patio and houses cafés and such. It has blue roofs and red and white striped window shades.
Sylvester the Cat and Tweety Bird balancing on an overhead crossbar!
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Finally I arrived in Sanrio Puroland! *screams* I felt way more excited about it than I did for Tokyo Disneyland!
Nov 4, 2011
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I’m planning my first trip to Japan, your blog has been very helpful, thank you!
Jan 29, 2012
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Wow wow wow!!! ..Great pictures .
Apr 2, 2012
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Hi Veron! I’m planning my Disneyland and Puroland trip for August and this post from 2007 is soooo helpful! :)
Just want to ask, how long did you stay in Puroland? Will 4-5 hours be enough? Thanks in advance!
Apr 3, 2012
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Hi Chay, I think 4-5 hours is enough for Sanrio Puroland. If I recall correctly, that’s the amount of time I spent there :) Have fun!
Apr 3, 2012
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Thanks, Veron! :)
Oct 12, 2012
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I’m doing a presentation on hello kitty in class am was wondering if I could use some of your pictures in my slide show for it
Nov 6, 2014
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Hi! My name is Ying Ling. I am going to Sanrio Puroland this Dec. From the website, I need to take train from Keio Line to Sanrio. What is time that the train depart from Shinjuku station?
Jul 20, 2015
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The place is heavenly. I love the hello kitty food. Oh how I wish I can go there. The details of the furnitures are also quite fascinating. I love how Japan just makes everything cuter.