How to Get to Hareruya2 Akihabara Tower from Akihabara Station

From the JR Denki-gai South Exit

The shop's official access page lists the route from the JR side in these steps:

• Go out through the Denki-gai ticket gate (電気街改札) and head for the Denki-gai South Exit.
• Turn right out of the exit and follow the road straight ahead.
• At the main road, turn left and cross at the crosswalk.
• Carry on to the next intersection, turn right and cross again.
• Follow the sidewalk to the left. The Hareruya2 sign comes into view ahead, and that is the shop.

The access page names the exit in Japanese as 電気街南口, so that is the name to match. The shop's top page and its English page shorten it to "Electric Town Exit" (電気街口), but the step-by-step route starts from the south exit.

From the Tsukuba Express or the Hibiya Line

Both routes on the official access page pass under the JR tracks through the Akiba Trim (アキバ・トリム) arcade and then join the JR route at the main road.

• Tsukuba Express: leave by Exit A1 and walk toward the JR lines. Go through the Akiba Trim arcade toward Denki-gai, then follow the road straight ahead. At the main road, turn left and cross, then follow the sidewalk to the left until the Hareruya2 sign appears.
• Hibiya Line: leave by Exit 3 and walk through the Yodobashi Camera arcade in front of you. Cross the crosswalk ahead and walk toward the JR Showa-dori Exit, keeping the Showa-dori ticket gate on your right. Go through the Akiba Trim arcade toward Denki-gai and follow the road straight ahead. At the main road, turn left and cross; at the next intersection, turn right and cross again; then follow the sidewalk to the left until the Hareruya2 sign appears.

The access page has a photo for every step of all three routes. Open it on your phone before you leave the station and match the photos as you walk.

What the shop is for

It is a Pokémon Trading Card Game specialty shop, and the official page says every floor is given over to Pokémon cards. It lists Standard and Extended singles, old-back (旧裏) cards, bargain singles and supplies, and says the shop buys cards as well as selling them. It has a play space with 152 seats and runs events daily. If you are buying Japanese Pokémon singles for the first time, how to tell which Japanese Pokémon card you are looking at explains the expansion mark and collection number, and how Japanese and English cards differ covers what changes between the two printings.

What the official pages do not say

The shop's pages do not state which floor the street entrance is 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. We have left these as not confirmed. Ask at the counter or check the shop's page before you go.

Before you fly home

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