Kiddyland

Kiddyland, also known as Kiddy Land, or 株式会社キデイランド (Kiddyland Co., Ltd.)https://www.kiddyland.co.jp/company/data/ in Japanese, is a tax-free toy store in Japan.https://www.kiddyland.co.jp/etc/harajuku_tax_free_shop/ They exist as an online store as well as multiple physical locations in Japan that you can visit, including locations in Harajukuhttps://www.kiddyland.co.jp/harajuku/ and Umeda.https://www.kiddyland.co.jp/umeda/
In regards to Popee the Performer, Kiddyland sold a lot of Popee the Performer merchandise on their website, as well as at their physical locations. They also hosted two large events for Popee the Performer that were held by Nippon Columbia in September and October of 2002. More on these events is available below.
Kiddyland sold, among other things, Popee the Toaster, the Powa-Popee (Mobile Phone Accessory), as well as the Zippo Lighters—but also many Popee toys, such as the Dousin Plushes and the Bendy Straps.https://web.archive.org/web/20021019052929/http://www.kiddyland.co.jp/order/eshop/shop.asp?shop=2&sname=%8EG%89%DDhttps://web.archive.org/web/20021216223053/http://www.kiddyland.co.jp/order/eshop/shop.asp?shop=2&sname=%8eG%89%dd
== A brief history ==
Kiddyland was founded in 1946 by Koichi Hashidate. It originally was started as a bookstore, but began to sell miscellaneous goods as well at toys, aimed at foreigners in the area.https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AD%E3%83%87%E3%82%A4%E3%83%A9%E3%83%B3%E3%83%89 The flagship store was built in 1966 in Omotesando, Shibuya, Japan, and at the same time, other stores were opened across Japan. 
== Events ==
Kiddyland hosted two events for the series in the second half of 2002, one at their Harajuku store and one at their Umeda store. Both Kiddylandhttps://web.archive.org/web/20021216072711fw_/http://www.kiddyland.co.jp/info/popee_2.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20021216074317fw_/http://www.kiddyland.co.jp/info/popee_umeda.html and Nippon Columbiahttps://web.archive.org/web/20021014204621/http://columbia.jp/~popee/0914_repo.htmlhttps://web.archive.org/web/20031005080025/http://columbia.jp/~popee/1102_repo.html covered the events on their respective websites.
=== 「POPEE the ぱフォーマー 夏の（あとの）まつり」 ===
This event was 8 days long and was held from September 10th, 2002, to September 18th, 2002. This event was such a huge success that another festival was held. 
=== 「ＰＯＰＥＥ ｔｈｅ ぱフォーマー」あとの祭り　～サーカス小屋がやってきた～ in KANSAI ===
This event was 13 days long and was held from October 28th, 2002, through November 10th, 2002.
== Notable Products ==
One item of note that Kiddyland had for sale was the Papi Watch (Prototype). This item was, according to archives, exclusive to Kiddyland's online store, and only available in limited quantities, for sale as long as it was in stock. It was a "prototype" wrist watch, assumedly featuring Papi.
The name of the item on an archive of Kiddyland's "list of miscellaneous goods" from October of 2002. The name of the item in Japanese is "＜超限定＞ポピーザぱフォーマー・パピー腕時計・カー" (<chō gentei> popīza pa fōmā papī udedokei kā) or "<Ultra Limited-Edition> Popee the Performer ・ Papi Wristwatch ・ Car". The description of the item is as follows:
The original text in Japanese reads:大人気のポピーザぱフォーマーから、腕時計（プロトタイプ）が登場♪♪♪パピーは、ポーピーのパパだよっ☆☆キデイランドのデッキーくん（オンラインショッピング）のみの販売です☆ファンにはおススメだよ～っ♪♪♪プレゼントにも最適です。初回のみの販売ですので、なくなり次第終了とさせていただきます。予めご了承くださいませ。Rough English translation:From the popular anime Popee the Performer, a wristwatch (prototype) has appeared [for sale] ♪♪♪ Papi is Popee's dad ☆☆ It is only sold at Kiddyland's [online store] ☆ Recommended for fans~ ♪♪♪ It is also a great gift. This is a one-time sale, so [sales] will end as soon as it is gone. Thank you for your understanding in advance.This is an amateur translation and may be inaccurate.The only other details that appear are "MISUZU" under where the photo of the item should be (which was not archived and is not available to view on the Wayback Machine) and that the color is "Khaki" (色：カーキー iro: kā kī). "MISUZU" likely refers to the Misuzu Corporation, who also produced the UFO Watch.
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