>>53335508They've always had Japanese themes in every gen.
Gen 1-4 are all Japan
Gen 5 had Genies and the Japanese like shrine and area around it aswell as brought back all gym leaders and champions from Japanese regions
Gen 6 had return to Hoenn
Gen 7 had Malie City and garden aswell as return to Kanto
Gen 8 had japanese themes in the Isle of Armor plus return to Sinnoh and a brand new olden days Japan themed game
Now we get yet another Japanese area
Its always been like that
