Card shop · Tokyo · Ikebukuro
Card Labo Ikebukuro: Floor, Station Exit and Tax-Free Shopping
Summary
Card Labo Ikebukuro is on the 4th floor of Plaza Inn Ikebukuro (プラザイン池袋) at 1-20-6 Higashi-Ikebukuro, reached from the East Exit (東口) of Ikebukuro Station. It is one of the few shops in this guide whose official page says it offers tax-free shopping to overseas visitors.
Shop details from the official pages
- Shop
- Card Labo Ikebukuro
カードラボ 池袋店 - Address
- Plaza Inn Ikebukuro (プラザイン池袋) 4F, 1-20-6 Higashi-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 170-0013
〒170-0013 東京都豊島区東池袋1-20-6 プラザイン池袋 4F - Floor
- 4F
- Nearest station
- Ikebukuro Station
East Exit (東口), as given on the shop page - Hours
- 10:00–21:00 (card buying 10:00–18:00)
Visit the official site before going. - Closed
- Not confirmed
- Elevator
- Not confirmed
- Cards sold
- Pokémon Card Game, Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG and Rush Duel, Duel Masters, Weiss Schwarz, Vanguard, Union Arena, Gundam Card Game, Disney Lorcana and other titles (packs, singles; buying)
- Play space
- 136 seats per the details table (the page text says 132)
Opening hours and services can change. Check the official site before you go.
Maps and the official access page
Google Maps opens with the shop set as the destination. This site does not ask for your location.
The map is provided by Google Maps and loads when you scroll to it.
Getting there
The shop page names the Ikebukuro Station East Exit but gives two different walking times: 5 minutes in its details table and 10 minutes in its introduction. Its access page has a map and no route text. Leave by the East Exit and use the walking directions button above. Google Maps lists the floor as "Card Labo Ikebukuro & Gamers Ikebukuro Bookstore" (カードラボ池袋店＆ゲーマーズ池袋Bookstore), so expect that name on the map pin.
What the shop sells
The page lists packs, singles and buying for the Pokémon Card Game, Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG and Rush Duel, Duel Masters, Weiss Schwarz (including Blau and Rose), Vanguard, hololive OFFICIAL CARD GAME, Battle Spirits, Union Arena, the Digimon Card Game, the Gundam Card Game, Disney Lorcana and other titles, plus premium sleeves. Opening hours are 10:00–21:00, with card buying from 10:00 to 18:00. The duel space is listed as 136 seats in the details table; the description on the same page says 132.
Paying and tax-free shopping
The page says, in Japanese, English, Korean and Chinese, that the shop has started tax-free sales for overseas customers. It does not say what the minimum purchase is or which products qualify, so bring your passport and ask at the counter. The listed payment methods are credit cards (Visa, Mastercard, JCB, AMEX, Diners, Discover and UnionPay debit), transit IC cards such as Suica and PASMO, and code payments including PayPay, Alipay and WeChat Pay. Our guide to Japanese Pokémon singles and the Yu-Gi-Oh! OCG and TCG guide help if you are buying cards to use outside Japan.
What the official pages do not say
The pages list no closed days and do not say whether there is an elevator or whether staff speak English.
This site is not affiliated with the shop.
Sources
- Card Labo Ikebukuro official store page (Japanese)
- Card Labo Ikebukuro official access page (map only, Japanese)
Checked on November 2, 2026. Shop details are as published on these pages on that date and can change.