New trading-card releases in Japan are sold by lottery

Don't queue for a new card set: most shops sell new releases by lottery. Enter the draw instead.

Type

Hack

Category

Shopping & Tax-free

Place

Tokyo

For

tourist

Posted

Oct 7, 2026

Last checked

Oct 21, 2026

Source

@jack_gk ↗

What the sources say

Tokyo Cheapo: hot card releases are sold via lottery sales, reservations and app drops.

確認済 Confirmed. The original author plus at least one other independent source back it.

Also confirmed by

• tokyocheapo.com ↗

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