BENTHESPOOKYCAT 3 pop-up opens May 22

Studios Otabase said BENTHESPOOKYCAT 3 opened on Thursday, May 22, at Nakano Central Park in Tokyo, adding another one-day character pop-up to the city’s event calendar. The organizer said the event featured a DIY booth, designated photo spots and themed merchandise tied to the BENTHESPOOKYCAT 3 release. (gotokyo.org) An X post from the organizer linked ticket information and photo guidance for attendees on opening day. Nakano Central Park is about a five-minute walk from Nakano Station, according to Tokyo’s official travel guide. (x.com) ### Where is the pop-up being held, and how easy is it to reach? (gotokyo.org) Nakano Central Park is in Nakano City in western Tokyo and sits about five minutes on foot from the north exit of Nakano Station, according to the official GO TOKYO guide. The park is a mixed-use complex centered on a green lawn area and regularly hosts weekend events, flea markets and family activities, the guide says. Tokyo’s travel guide lists the address as 4-10-1 and 4-10-2 Nakano and says the area includes restaurants, cafes and open space around the park. That makes it a practical site for a short-run merchandise event with outdoor photo spots and foot traffic from the station area. (x.com) That description of the setting is based on the official tourism listing. ### What did Studios Otabase say visitors could do there? Studios Otabase said the May 22 program included a DIY booth, photo spots and on-site merchandise sales tied to BENTHESPOOKYCAT 3. (gotokyo.org) The organizer also said the event had online components alongside the in-person program, according to its opening-day social post. The X post linked ticket information and photo guidelines, indicating that attendance logistics and image-taking rules were part of the event rollout. The organizer’s post is the primary public source for those details. (gotokyo.org) ### What is BENTHESPOOKYCAT 3 tied to? Studio SO-TA has marketed BEN THE SPOOKY CAT 3 as the third series in its figure line, with a scheduled May 2026 release and six-piece box format on retail pages. Product listings describe the line as PVC figures based on creator MAO’s character and show the third series arriving this month. (x.com) Retail pages are not the event organizer, but they help place the pop-up in the product’s release window. Studios Otabase’s event branding matches that third-series launch timing. (x.com) ### What should attendees expect if they are going? Studios Otabase said attendees should check the linked ticket information and photo guidance before arriving. The organizer’s post indicates that both admission-related details and rules for taking pictures were published alongside the event notice. (store.so-ta.com) Nakano Central Park’s official tourism listing says the site has no fixed park opening and closing hours, though operating times vary by facility and tenant. Visitors heading to the pop-up would still need to rely on the organizer’s event-specific guidance for access and participation rules. (store.so-ta.com) ### What happens after the May 22 opening? May 22 was the announced opening date for the BENTHESPOOKYCAT 3 pop-up, and Studios Otabase’s post directed visitors to its linked materials for ticketing and event instructions. The next concrete step for attendees is to use those organizer links for participation details and any online sales or related components connected to the launch. (x.com) (gotokyo.org)