Hareruya2 Akihabara Tower Store
Whole-building Pokémon TCG specialty store with a 152-seat play space and daily Pokémon tournaments, from the Hareruya group.
A Pokémon Card Game specialty store filling a whole building (B1F–6F) ~3 min from the station; opened Feb 2026, one of Japan's largest, with 152 play seats. English site.
- English OK
Good to know for otaku
- Getting there
- JR Akihabara Station (Electric Town Exit), approx. 3-min walk
- English
- English-friendly
Opening hours
- Monday
- 10:00–22:00
- Tuesday
- 10:00–22:00
- Wednesday
- 10:00–22:00
- Thursday
- 10:00–22:00
- Friday
- 10:00–22:00
- Saturday
- 10:00–22:00
- Sunday
- 10:00–22:00
Known for
What it is
Hareruya2 is the Hareruya group's Pokémon-focused brand, and the Akihabara Tower Store is its flagship: an entire building from B1F to 6F dedicated solely to the Pokémon Card Game, a three-minute walk from the Electric Town exit. It opened on February 1, 2026.
The store sells Pokémon singles and sealed product and runs buyback, but its defining feature is organized play — a play space the company lists at 152 simultaneous seats, with daily events from weekday casual games to large weekend tournaments. It's one of Japan's largest dedicated Pokémon card venues and maintains an English-language website, though play itself is in Japanese with OCG cards.
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