Photo/Illutration Princess Kako views the “Pokemon x Kogei: Playful Encounters of Pokemon and Japanese Craft” show at the Azabudai Hills Gallery in Tokyo’s Minato Ward on Jan. 9. (Pool)

Whether born to a regular life or as a member of the imperial family, Pokemon is clearly for all.

Princess Kako, a niece of Emperor Naruhito and the second daughter of Crown Prince Fumihito and Crown Princess Kiko, has apparently played the games.

On Jan. 9, Kako visited the “Pokemon x Kogei: Playful Encounters of Pokemon and Japanese Craft” exhibit at the Azabudai Hills Gallery in Tokyo’s Minato Ward.

She viewed art pieces that included an Eevee statue made using a metalwork and engraving artform known as “chokin,” as well as cups sporting Pikachu.

The exhibit’s works were created by 20 artists, ranging from a young creator to a living national treasure.

A statue of “Thunders” (Jolteon), which is one of Eevee's evolutions, has fur made of copper plates shaped as lightning bolts. Its eyes are crafted from “shippoyaki” cloisonne porcelain.

When Kako was explained the process, she seemed impressed, saying, “It is wonderful to be able to express something new with shippo.”

A work titled “Pikachu no Mori" (the Pikachu forest) is made up of 900 or so hanging yellow lace strands with numerous Pikachu woven throughout.

Kako said of the piece, “It is exciting to see the various expressions of Pikachu.”

Tsunekazu Ishihara, president of the Pokemon Company, and Masahiro Karasawa, director of the National Museum of Art in Kanazawa, were Kako's guides.

When they explained that the artists were inspired by playing Pokemon games, Kako said, “(I, too, have) caught Pokemon before.”

The exhibit runs until Feb. 2.

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