Pokémon Cafe Without a Reservation: Walk-ins, the Shop and Last-Minute Seats

Only when there are same-day cancellations. Those seats are offered at the cafe entrance, so walking in is never guaranteed, and popular times are usually full.

If you're set on visiting, a reservation is the only reliable way in. Treat walk-in as a back-up plan.

Guests can cancel online until 22:00 Japan time the night before their visit, and every cancelled seat goes straight back on the official reservation site. That makes the last few days before a date the best time to look.

Online booking for a given day closes at 08:00 Japan time on that day. After that, the only option is the cafe entrance.

You can visit the cafe's shop just to buy merchandise, without a seat reservation. Stock is limited, and you can buy up to 3 of each item (some items have lower limits).

Reservation-only items aren't sold in the shop. They can only be pre-ordered together with a seat reservation and collected at the cafe on the day.

1. 1Check the official site for released seats in the days before your date, especially in the evening Japan time before the 22:00 cancellation cut-off.
2. 2Be flexible with time and branch: Tokyo and Osaka are booked separately.
3. 3Choose the right party size: some seat types only take 1–2 people, others 2 or more.