Warhammer in Tokyo

[allot]

Hello. I have moved to Tokyo for studies. I live close to Akihabara. What I was wondering if you guys know a club, people or place to get some warhammer (both 40k and fantasy) games. I have searched the internet and haven't been very successful. I know there is a hobby center but it is more than an hour away. I thought there might be a good place around the Yamanote line. In Akihabara there is a decent place called Yellow Submarine. The only downside is you have to bring the other with you. You can't just come there alone and expect a game. But if I find other intressted persons it would be a good place to play at. And local GW is sure nice but the downside is that for non-beginners can only play there during special events.. So thoughts?[/align]

 

[katsura]

Hi Allot,

I just moved to Tokyo at the beginning of September and was wondering where a good place to game would be. I live in Bunkyo-ku (just one stop away from the Yamanote line) so Akihabara doesn't seem so far away...having never been there myself. I shipped my Eldar and Chaos Daemon army from the US, but it looks as though I'll need to spend a bit of time piecing things back together because Fedex was none too gentle with them.

Anyway, we should try to meet up sometime and play.

 

[allot]

Would love to play some! The following days are free for me and you can get a table cheap at Akihabara during weekdays and a little more expensive during weekends.
Here is the group I currently am most active in
https://www.facebook.com/groups/158046611048101/
Other group a bit south
https://www.facebook.com/groups/kantogamers/

 

[Meraklis]

although I dont live in Tokyo anymore I used to live there until 2012.

There is a very active international community called the West Tokyo Wargamers. They have a blog on blogspot. Although the main focus is on historical games (i.e. Black Powder Napoleonics) they do game Warhammer and 40K. Actually one of the founders of the club is a previous GW employee. Really nice people and really good atmosphere.
They play all kind of games. They meet once a month and they have a participation fee of aprox.500 yen. You get to game all day but the minus is that you have to bring your own terrain.

Another place where you could play is one of the GW stores. Jimbocho (HQ) and Nakano I think are the only remaining GW stores in Tokyo now. Yellow submarin in Akihabara also has tables but I never played there and I dont know how it works.

You should also try to visit the GW stores and chat with the staff or some other foreign customers.

The Japanese players are there too and they meet in their own clubs. It will be tough to reach them though unless you are very fluent in Japanese.