Card Shop Alpaca

// ABOUT THIS SHOP

Card Shop Alpaca is a Pokemon-card shop on the ground floor of the Urban First Building in Sotokanda 2-chome. It also handles buying, and being at street level on the 1st floor, it's easy to step into even on a first visit. It sits a little west of the dense card-shop core of Sotokanda 1, 3 and 4-chome, along the walking route between Akihabara Station and the Suehirocho/Kanda direction — Sotokanda 2-chome is close to Shohei-bashi-dori, an entry point into Akihabara from the Kanda side; being a step off the busy Chuo-dori stretch, it lets you browse at a calmer pace. The focus is Pokemon cards, from playable singles to collector pieces, suiting a visit made with a specific card in mind. Because you enter straight from the street on the ground floor, it's a lower-effort stop than the upper-floor shops nearby. News on new arrivals and buying is posted on its official X (@cardshop_alpaca). In-store stock and what's accepted for buying vary by day, so a quick look at its social feed before visiting helps you time a target card or an appraisal. A fit for anyone who wants to trade Pokemon cards a little away from the station-front bustle.