so expressive. very fun + overlooked gem.

Ham-Town Shop

Grand Opening: April 23, 2026

Accessibility Status: Lottery system from April 23 to April 26

A brand new store is opening up April 23rd in Shibuya for Hamtaro! The website says that the first batch of items to be released are cherry blossom themed, and to me the artwork is very reminiscent of the Ham-ham Heartbreak concept art!

It's been confirmed that there will be a lottery for tickets the first 4 days of the opening, with more days to be added if the expected number of guests continue to rise. In order to go to the store on these days, you'll need to apply for a ticket using a LINE account from April 3 to 13. There is no guarantee that you will be given a ticket for the grand opening, but the store should open up to the general audience afterwards. Usually store openings like this are a lottery only for Japanese residents the first 2 weeks or month, and then it opens later for other people to attend. There is no confirmation at this time of if the store will only be for Japanese residents after the first four days.

There's a limit on the amount you can buy to prevent resellers.

Its not clear at this time if this is a permanent shop (like the ChiikawaLand stores), or if will last for a few months and then move to another city (like a tradional pop-up) There's a point card system noted on the last image I uploaded, and it sounds like there will be rounds of merch drops so that gives me hope it'll be a semi permanent store???

hamtaro means everything to me.