The world’s very first Sesame Street Market recently opened in Ikebukuro’s Sunshine City, and fans of the popular American TV series can now enjoy shopping for all sorts of goods featuring the beloved puppets including Elmo, Cookie Monster and Big Bird. The store is stocked with around 270 items including plushies, T-shirts, mugs, loungewear and cookie tins exclusive to this outlet.
The Market has a café attached, decked out with exposed brick walls and checkerboard floors to imitate a traditional American diner. You can purchase doughnuts that come in five different flavours, inspired by Elmo (raspberry), Cookie Monster (sugar), Big Bird (mango and passion fruit), Oscar (matcha) and Abby (white chocolate and ruby chocolate). These go for ¥520 each and can be taken home in a box of three (¥1,560) or six (¥2,920). For those craving something savoury, the café offers big slices of New York-style pizza at ¥770 apiece.
In 2024, you can also expect to see fun workshops held here. While details have yet to be released, the workshops should be easy enough for all ages to join.