How to Find Hareruya2 Akihabara Annex from Akihabara Station

Getting there

The shop has no route page of its own. Its Japanese page names the JR Denki-gai South Exit (電気街南口); the English page calls the same starting point the Electric Town Gate. Because both pages measure the walk against Hareruya2 Akihabara Tower, the practical approach is to follow the photo route to the Tower shop and then use the walking directions button above for the last minute. The Japanese and English pages give the same street address, 1-2-5 Sotokanda, and the map buttons search for the shop's Japanese name with that address.

What the shop is for

The Japanese page describes the Annex as a Pokémon card shop focused on selling and buying. It lists Standard and Extended singles, old-back (旧裏) cards, bargain singles and supplies, says it buys every format including Hall of Fame (殿堂) cards, and mentions shop-only bargain prices and quick buying. It is open 10:00–23:00 every day, an hour later than the Tower shop, which closes at 22:00. Neither official page mentions a play space here; the Tower shop has 152 seats. For reading the cards themselves, how to identify a Japanese Pokémon card explains the set mark and collection number, and our Pokémon singles guide covers what changes in price between printings.

What the official pages do not say

The pages do not say which of the two floors you enter on, whether there is an elevator, any closed days, which payment methods are accepted, whether tax-free shopping is offered or whether staff speak English. Treat these as not confirmed and ask at the counter.

Before you fly home

Our sleeve size guide covers which sleeves fit Japanese cards, and the slab storage guide covers boxes for graded cards.

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