Hareruya is one of Japan’s biggest trading card retailers and opened an Akihabara branch that is now a fixture of the local card scene.
The Basics
- Known for: Magic: The Gathering, competitive TCG stock
What They Stock
Hareruya splits its Akihabara operation across two connected buildings, and the floor layout tells you exactly what it prioritises:
- B1 — Pokémon card buying counter
- 1F — Pokémon card sales
- 2F — Magic: The Gathering sales
- 3F — Magic: The Gathering buying counter
- 4F — MTG play floor, 44 seats
- 5F — MTG play floor, 38 seats
Buying and selling are deliberately separated onto different floors, which keeps queues away from the shop floor.
Playing and Buying Here
With 82 seats across two floors, this is one of the largest dedicated Magic play spaces in Tokyo. The Pokémon side operates as a separate storefront branded Hareruya 2.
It gets busy: on our visit the buying counter had a queue. If you are selling cards, expect to wait.
Before You Go
Layout: B1 Pokémon buying, 1F Pokémon sales, 2F MTG sales, 3F MTG buying, 4F–5F play floors (82 seats total).
Busy on our visit, with a queue at the buying counter. Floor signage is bilingual, which makes the building easy to navigate.
English: do not count on staff speaking it. Signage is a different story — floor guides and some price labels carry English, and that is usually enough to find what you need.
Tax-free: available at some shops but not all, and the counter is not always on the ground floor. Check before you carry purchases around the building. Note that Japan’s tax-free system changes on 1 November 2026, moving from exemption at the register to a refund at the airport.
Payment: cards are widely accepted at the larger shops, but carrying ¥10,000–20,000 in cash avoids surprises.