Japan now has a Pokémon airport that features every species of Flying-type ever[Video]

Noto Satoyama Pokémon With You Airport wants to help bring travelers to a part of Japan that could use more visitors. For domestic flights, the standard recommendation is to get to the airport an hour ahead of your scheduled takeoff so that you have ample time to get through any check-in, baggage-check, and security protocols, plus make your way to your gate for boarding. However, even though Japan’s Noto Satoyama Airport only has domestic routes, we strongly encourage travelers give themselves much more than 60 minutes before takeoff.

This isn’t because Noto Satoyama is inefficiently run, though. No, the reason you’ll want to get there very early is because it’s Japan’s first-ever Pokémon airport. As of July 7, Noto Satoyama Airport, located on the Noto Peninsula in Ishikawa Prefecture, is now Noto Satoyama Pokémon With You Airport.

The most dramatic part of the new theming is the gigantic Pikachu in the main atrium which is surrounded by illustrations of other Pocket Monsters. Take the time to count them, and you’ll tally up 111 different Pokémon varieties, with at least one representative of every Flying-type species since the franchise began 30 years ago. ▼ The first day of operations under the Noto Satoyama Pokémon With You Airport name In addition to the atrium, Pokémon can be found in various common-use section of the airport, including three spots outside the building with Pokémon statues.

“Capture” them using your smartphone’s camera, and you can watch a special short animated video. The airport is also the proud home of Japan’s newest Pokémon manhole cover/Pokéfuta, this one showing Bagon and its evolved form Salamence taking off from the facility. Annon, the airport’s restaurant, is also now serving a Pokémon-themed pancake dessert set…

and a gorgeous piece of key art has been created not only to celebrate the collaboration… …but also to serve as a motif for exclusive Noto Satoyama Pokémon With You Airport merch being offered in the airport’s souvenir sh