Lucky Pierrot, affectionately known as "Rappi" by locals, is a hamburger shop with locations in Hakodate and the surrounding areas. It has been featured on many television programs as a local Hakodate specialty.

The chain boasts 17 stores, each decorated with a different theme. For example, the Bay Area flagship store has a theme of a carousel in a forest, featuring wooden horses and even swings that you can actually sit on.

Among them, the one that caught my attention was the Tougeshita main store. I heard that it had lots of fun surprises, so I went to check it out right away.

<Table of Contents>
1. To Togeshita Main Store
2. Enter the store
3. To the terrace
4. Let's go to Lucky Pierrot.

 

 

Lucky Pierrot Togeshita Main Store is located in Nanae-cho, a town on the outskirts of Hakodate City. Since it's not easily accessible by public transport like buses or trains, it's more convenient to rent a car or take a taxi.

It takes about 40 minutes from Hakodate Airport, about 30 minutes from Hakodate Station, and about 10 minutes from Shin-Hakodate-Hokuto Station, where the Hokkaido Shinkansen opened in March 2016.

The first thing that surprises you about Togeshita Main Store is its sheer size. The building itself is 300 tsubo (approximately 990 square meters), and the site area is said to be 3000 tsubo (approximately 9,900 square meters). As you'd expect in Hokkaido. The parking lot is also large enough to accommodate 145 cars, so you'll almost never have trouble finding a parking spot. Now, let's go inside.

Upon entering, the first thing that catches your eye is a giant red chair. This is called the "Big Red Chair," and it's also known as the chair of wealth. It's said that sitting in this chair will bring you good fortune and make you rich. I just had to try sitting in it.

It feels quite soft and fluffy. Because of its height, the view is excellent. It makes you feel like you're something important.

I was about to order after enjoying the feeling of being rich, but then I encountered another object. There was a beckoning cat with the words "bringing good fortune" written in large letters. It had a round hole in its left hand, making it a face-in-the-hole signboard. However, it was transparent, so it didn't really feel like a face-in-the-hole signboard. There was a snowman next to it.

I went to the counter to place my order. It was around 15 PM on a Sunday, an odd time, but there were about 10 people in line. The restaurant wasn't particularly crowded, but a fair number of seats were occupied.

Now that I think of it, many of the cars in the parking lot had license plates from outside Hakodate or were rental cars. As expected of Lucky Pierrot, which is said to be a soul food of Hakodate.

I ordered the "Chinese Chicken Burger." It's a classic dish that you should definitely try if you come to Lucky Pierrot.

Apparently, this dish was created by the company's founder, President Wang. It contains several large chunks of Chinese-style fried chicken, and it looks like it will be quite filling.

 

Lucky Pierrot has an incredibly extensive menu, unlike what you'd expect from a hamburger shop.

Apparently, some TV programs have even featured it as a family restaurant. In addition to drinks and fries, which are essential with hamburgers, they also offer curry, yakisoba, pizza, omelets, pasta, and even tonkatsu, although this varies by location.

With this, it certainly looks like a family restaurant, doesn't it?

 

After finishing our meal, we began exploring the restaurant. It's so spacious that I didn't really notice it at first, but upon closer inspection, there are sculptures and other decorative objects scattered throughout.

The theme of Togeshita Main Store is a birdwatching museum. As such, there are owl and other bird sculptures, and the walls are adorned with paintings of birds. The building, tables, and chairs are all unified in a green color called "Lappy Green," making it feel as if you are in a forest.

 

And then I noticed another lucky item here! It's a lucky bell, with a sign that says, "Ring this bell when you're happy because the food is delicious." Apparently, ringing it sends waves of happiness down from the universe. How global!

 

Our exploration of the store continues. There are chairs here. The yellow chair is said to bring good health and career advancement, but it has an age restriction of 1 to 3 years old. The green car-shaped chair looks like it would be fun for children. Perhaps the adults should sit in the chair with the red seat.

 

The shop also had nutcrackers and clown sculptures. There was a clown named Lucky, so it's Lucky Pierrot. There was also a giraffe behind Lucky. Now we go out from inside the shop onto the terrace.

 

 

Stepping out onto the terrace, the first thing that caught my eye was a table shaped like a hamburger. The chairs were also adorable, some shaped like cakes and apples, and others with stacks of books on them. There were even bite marks on the corn cob. What incredible attention to detail!

 

Right next to the terrace was a large building. It was actually a carousel. Unfortunately, the carousel is only open on weekends and holidays between April 29th and October 15th, as well as during the Obon period, so it was already closed when I went.

 

From November 1st to March 31st, the illuminations are lit from 6 PM to 8 PM, and from 6 PM to 9 PM on Saturdays. There are lots of hearts and stars, making it very festive. There was also a gazebo in the garden below the terrace.

 

It was getting cold, so I was about to go inside when I spotted another hamburger.

This is a Chinese chicken burger. As you can see from the comparison with the bag, it's quite huge. And the hamburger is very realistically made.

The buns are sprinkled with sesame seeds, and you can see mayonnaise oozing out from between the lettuce leaves.

 

Once inside, I noticed something I hadn't seen before: a lucky item here too. It's a Happiness Egg, a lucky egg.

This is a lucky egg, and it's said that if you stroke it three times while making a wish, your wish will come true. Of course, I stroked it gently. I'm looking forward to the day my wish comes true.

 

So, what did you think? There were fun surprises everywhere, and I enjoyed just walking around and looking at the shops. Plus, there were lots of lucky items, which made me feel really happy.

Of course, the hamburgers, which were the original purpose of our visit, were also very tasty and satisfying. I can see why not only the locals of Hakodate but also tourists are so captivated by them.

When you visit Hakodate, be sure to check out Lucky Pierrot, or Rappi!

<Lucky Pierrot Togeshita Main Store>
Address: 337-11 Togeshita, Nanae-cho, Kitakameda-gun, Hokkaido 040-0053
TEL: 0138-66-6566
Opening hours: 10:00 AM to 12:30 AM (1:30 AM on Saturdays only)
Regular holiday: No holidays
Price: Chinese Chicken Burger 350 yen
URL:http://luckypierrot.jp/

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