This hub is a map. Tokyo: Shibuya and Shinjuku. Osaka: Umeda and Namba. Nagoya: one Sakae room.
| Item | Detail |
|---|---|
| Product | Amusement poker (no cash prize payouts by the venue) |
| Free lesson | Beginner class ~20 minutes (official) |
| Ring floor | Lowest published chip package ¥2,000 ($200) |
| Tournament entry | Venue examples ¥3,000–¥15,000. JOPT satellite example: entry ¥5,000 |
| Re-entry / add-on | Nagoya daily example: re-entry ¥3,000, rebuy/add-on ¥2,000. Event-specific |
| Game | Mostly no-limit hold'em. Ring 1-2 / 2-5 mentioned on a third-party menu |
| Drink | Shibuya: one-drink rule reported by a third-party directory |
| What voids value | The room is not the prize payer. Player contracts sit with the sponsor |
| Expiry | LINE / coupon deals are campaign-based. A spring 2025 Shibuya LINE post advertised a ¥500 coupon lottery. Confirm live offers on official LINE |
| Wager / sticky | No online-casino wager. This is not a cash jackpot product |
Not a casino floor
Commercial casinos in Japan are an IR story. Street poker rooms are mostly amusement. GGPL's own schedules say the venue is not involved in prize payments.
What amusement casino means / legality / live poker
GGPL Shibuya
12:00–23:00 daily (closed New Year / special holidays)
GGPL Shinjuku
Mon–Thu 13:00–24:00; Fri 13:00–05:00 next day; Sat 11:00–05:00 next day; Sun & holidays 11:00–24:00
GGPL Nagoya (Sakae)
Weekdays 16:00–23:00; weekends & holidays 13:00–23:00
GGPL Umeda
Weekdays 13:00–23:00; weekends & holidays 11:00–23:00
Re:Poker / GGPL Namba
Weekdays 19:00–01:00 next day; weekends & holidays 15:00–01:00 next day
The small print that actually bites
- Prizes are coins, passports, tickets and goods. The venue is not built as a cash payer.
- Copy that says “expected player-contract fulfilment” is sponsor-side language. Do not read it as a house-guaranteed prize pool.
- LINE coupons are store- and date-bound. The spring 2025 Shibuya ¥500 lottery is not automatically live today.
- Chip cash-out fees are tiered. Leaving with a short stack makes the session feel more expensive.
- No published list of excluded payment rails. Ask the cage about cards / PayPay.
- There is no sticky casino bonus. What you paid to enter that flight stays paid.
How to get from sofa to seat
- Pick a city
GGPL's official top nav lists five rooms only. - Beginners take the class
About 20 minutes, free. - Regulars read the clock
Tournaments and late-reg. - Read pricing first
Pricing.
Strengths and weaknesses
Strengths
- Addresses and hours are public
- Free beginner class
- Rooms in three metro areas
Weaknesses
- The venue does not pay cash
- Not an IR casino
- No chain-wide published age line
Compare: Poker Guild — Sengoku — Spadie — directory
FAQ
- Can you play poker in Japan?
- Amusement rooms exist. They are not cash casinos.
- How many GGPL rooms?
- Official top nav: five.
- Solo walk-in?
- No published “no solos” rule. Book when busy.
- English?
- Depends on the room. This site has English pages.
- Beginner path?
- Free class. See the beginner guide.
- Cost?
- Chip floor ¥2,000; tournament examples from ¥3,000.
- Vs online?
- Live room vs a separate online account and jurisdiction.
- Official?
- No. Official: ggpokerlive.jp.
Responsible play and licensing
GGPL is a Japanese amusement venue. It does not hold a casino licence (Curaçao, MGA or otherwise). Official schedules state the room only provides a competition space and is not involved in prize payments.
Real-money online poker is a different product. Overseas operators follow the law and age rules of your residence. External CTAs on this site are affiliate links (nofollow).
Age, alcohol and door policy are store-specific. The official network does not publish one age line for every room.
Updated 20 Aug 2026 — contact@ggpl.tokyo
If you cannot sit a live table tonight
GGPL is a brick-and-mortar amusement room. Online hold'em is a different product. Read the destination terms yourself — we do not invent match percentages here.