This is Tsuruma Park in Nagoya, Japan. The fountain area looks like a giant Poké Ball and started attracting Pokémon Go players after a Mewtwo rumor began circulating on Twitter.
As LiveDoor reports, it all started when someone on Twitter claimed Mewtwo could be found in the park.
This park.
https://twitter.com/embed/status/756997159380066304
The similarities have not been lost on folks in Japan.
https://twitter.com/embed/status/756756904546754560
The rumor, of course, was total bunk. Yet, a huge number of people showed up at the park yesterday.
https://twitter.com/embed/status/756884133234642944
夜中なのに鶴舞公園人多すぎて世にも奇妙な物語だった（笑）カメックス出たときのざわつきと人だかりも怖かった（笑）ミーハーだから便乗したけど（笑） pic.twitter.com/MWJ5P2DqoY
— Mina (@1218fm) July 23, 2016
誰かが「ミュウツーGET！！」て叫んで、みんなダッシュで駆け寄ってきたんだけどコラッタしかいなかった時の深夜１時、鶴舞公園の様子。 pic.twitter.com/OVWPNM2XH3
— まつ村 (@matu_k58) July 24, 2016
ただいまの時刻1時42分
鶴舞公園なうでございますwwwwwwwww pic.twitter.com/zOGSa6ly30— たくみ (@TaTaTakumi330) July 23, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/756870422851833856
Many of these photos were taken after midnight. Over a thousand people reportedly were in attendance, looking for Pocket Monsters.
While there was no Mewtwo to be found, the evening wasn’t a total bust. People supposedly did start finding Blastoise.
https://twitter.com/embed/status/756889030122319873
鶴舞公園でカメックスが現れた瞬間 pic.twitter.com/4Ida6ONwSE
— ｳｪｲ ｱｽｶ (@aaaaska921) July 23, 2016
鶴舞公園カメックス出て祭りになっとるwww pic.twitter.com/hdOuXqP0Kg
— さかえと (@sakae_to) July 23, 2016
鶴舞公園1時20分 カメックス祭り https://t.co/YDk7paEZO5
— PlanZ (@PlanZex) July 23, 2016
As well as, it seems, Gyarados.
鶴舞公園。ギャラドスの出現により大パニック。#ポケモンGO pic.twitter.com/bYNYK2DiBr
— ELKN(垢移行した) (@_ELKN_) July 24, 2016
https://twitter.com/embed/status/757173851079880704
鶴舞公園にギャラドスいた〜〜！！！！ひともすごいな〜〜〜〜 pic.twitter.com/U4iILwisBi
— わた(夏)☁️ (@wata0w0) July 24, 2016
Both Blastoise and Gyarados are not easy to get, so this park ended up being a good spot after all.
Here’s what the park looks like today:
名古屋で話題の鶴舞公園
レアなのが出ると聞くやいなや皆が一斉に集まりこんな状態にｗ pic.twitter.com/loEm41sEx5
— 麺屋 下僕 (@0116zzzz) July 25, 2016
たまたま夕方の鶴舞公園に来てたんですけど、何かが見つかったっぽいので何が見つかったのかわからないけどとりあえずみんなそっちに向かう様子です pic.twitter.com/5fLj48EHMB
— CALC (@sgs_calc) July 25, 2016
People are now reportedly finding Venusaur:
https://twitter.com/embed/status/757453539446665217
https://twitter.com/embed/status/757453299037515776
Damn. This isn’t finding Mewtwo, but it does look like a good spot to catch Pocket Monsters.
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