Chibi Maruko Chan Land

Moshi! Moshi! We were at Chibi Maruko Chan Land @ Tokyo Street let's play some games. Well, it was Tokyo Street 4th Anniversary celebration with the first ever appearance of popular Japanese icon, Chibi Maruko Chan in Malaysia. Chibi Maruko Chan is a well-known Japanese manga and television series that depicts the everyday life of a young girl, promoting friendship and family ties.

L-R: Chibi Maruko Chan; Ms Joyce Yap, Chief Executive Officer of Retail at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur; Mr. Philip Ho, CEO REIT, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur; Tan Sri Datuk Abdul Aziz bin Ismail, Deputy Chairman of Urusharta Cemerlang; His Excellency Makio Miyagawa, Ambassador of Japan; Puan Sri Cindy Lim, Deputy Chairman of Pavilion Kuala Lumpur at the cake-cutting ceremony for Tokyo Street’s 4th Anniversary celebration

Tokyo Street 4^th Anniversary kicked start with the energetic Wadaiko drum performance and officially launched by Puan Sri Cindy Lim, Deputy Chairman of Pavilion Kuala Lumpur and His Excellency Makio Miyagawa, Ambassador of Japan. In an ode to Japanese tradition, a sake breaking ceremony known as ‘Kagami Biraki’ was done to symbolise good fortune and celebrations. 

L-R: Mr. Lovell Ho, Director of Leasing, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur; guest; Ms Joyce Yap, CEO of Retail at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur; Mr. Philip Ho, CEO REIT, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur; Puan Sri Cindy Lim, Deputy Chairman of Pavilion Kuala Lumpur; Y. Bhg. Dato' Maznah Binti Abdul Jalil, Chief Financial Officer of Sona Petroleum Berhad; Ms. Kung Suan Ai, Director of Marketing, Pavilion Kuala Lumpur at Chibi Maruko Chan Land at Tokyo Street, Pavilion KL

The celebrations continued as Japanese manga icon – Chibi Maruko Chan appeared to greet the excitable audience and partake in a cake-cutting ceremony.

Summer Dance Performance @ Matsuri Summer Fair, Pavilion KL

The guests, patrons, shoppers at Pavilion Kuala Lumpur were invited to dance along during the ‘Summer Dance Performance’ also deemed as the ‘Happy Dance’ by the Japanese. And some of them immersing themselves in the Matsuri Summer Fair at the Bukit Bintang entrance that had game booths featuring Japanese stacking, ring toss, boxing and a hammer game. 

Chibi Maruko Chan Land @ Tokyo Street

The crowd then adjourned to Tokyo Street for first in Malaysia ‘Chibi Maruko Chan Land’ where Japanese games such as wanage, superball fishing and yoyo fishing are available. 

Puan Sri Cindy Lim, Deputy Chairman of Pavilion Kuala Lumpur, participating in a fishing game at Chibi Maruko Land, Tokyo Street, Pavilion KL

Children trying out the various games offered at Chibi Maruko Chan Land 

in Tokyo Street, Pavilion KL

The Tokyo Street 4th Anniversary celebration runs from 29th July to 9th August. Throughout this period, you can visit Tokyo Street to enjoy authentic Japanese games and food. Attractive prizes from Tokyo Street are to be won with RM150 spent at Tokyo Street or RM300 spent at specialty stores.

For more information about Chibi Maruko Chan Land and Tokyo Street 4^th Anniversary, please visit Pavilion Kuala Lumpur Facebook page.