I keep track of offline fighting game events in and around Tokyo. It is one of the few useful things that I do.
If you are comfortable with Japanese, Kakuge-checker.com has a comprehensive list of offline, online, and other events going around all over Japan. I don’t know how he/they/she does it.
This isn’t a comprehensive list, but feel free to contact me if you want me to add anything.
Also, Check out UltraDavid‘s Awesome Google Docs Spreadsheet of locals.
Very generally:
- Tatakai Tuesdays is weekly with games like Tekken 8, UNI2, Melty Blood, and GGST. Started by Jiyuna and MajinObama, and held at Red Bull Gaming Sphere, Map.
- On Thursdays there is usually a SFV event at Red Bull Gaming Sphere, Map or sometimes BeasTV’s Jikoken TV with Fuudo. Since 2022 Fuudo hasn’t been doing JikokenTV there as far as I know.
- Shot Bar Lucy has different events on different days, and usually on Friday night is an all-night event featuring various games (Map), Calendar.
- The Plaza Capcom at Kichijoji (Map) has the Capcom eSPORTS Club which often runs events.
- Game Bar Cross-up in Umeda, Osaka (Map) usually does SFV on Tuesday, Guilty Gear and BlazBlue on Wednesday, and KOF14 on Thursday. Or they did; I don’t know if that is still accurate.
- Game Bar Bridge, in Tachikawa, usually runs some fighting game stuff. Their schedule is pinned to the gbbtachikawa profile.
- Syogepi-events has a Google Calendar of his events. He often runs platinum and under begginer friendly events. They have an English based guide to participating in their events.
- You can also check out Game Bar Usagiya which runs fighting game stuff, but it’s hard for me to get their schedule easily.
The arcade scene is fading, sadly. You might want to check out
- Mikado Arcade, Map Takadanobaba
- Taito Station Shinjuku East Exit, Map
- Various arcades in Akihabara, Club Sega turned into Gigo, Hey!
- Play Spot Big One 2nd, Map. Out in Chiba, but good place for 3rd Strike or Melty Blood. (Thanks Arlieth!)
- Definitely follow BAS if you are interested in CVS2.
- Game Newton, Map. Lots of ST setups.
- Dustytokyo posted a weekly schedule for where to play 3rd Strike in Tokyo and generally knows what’s up.
| Date | Game | Event | Location | Comments |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2026-04-01 | Tekken 8 | Tekken at Game Bar Bridge | Game Bar Bridge Tachikawa Map | 18:00 – 23:00. |
| 2026-04-01 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover AKIHABARA | Entas (Onoden 5th floor) Map | 17:30 – 22:15. Randon XonX tournament at 20:15. |
| 2026-04-01 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover OSAKA | C4 CAVE Cabin Ogimachi 4F Map | 18:00 – 22:30. Tournament at 20:00. |
| 2026-04-01 | Iron Saga vs, 2XKO, JoJo | Shot Bar Lucy Character Games | Shot Bar Lucy Map | 18:00 – or so. |
| 2026-04-02 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover SHIMBASHI | M4OverDrive Map | 18:00 – 23:00. MOV’s bar. Beginner/Intermediate tournament at 20:00. |
| 2026-04-02 | SNK Games | SNK Games at Shot Bar Lucy | Shot Bar Lucy Map | 13:00 – 18:00. 3500 JPY with soft drinks, 4500 JPY with alcohol. |
| 2026-04-03 | Tekken 8, SF6 | Tekken 8 and SF6 at Shot Bar Lucy | Shot Bar Lucy Map | 18:00 – 23:00. |
| 2026-04-04 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover TACHIKAWA | Game Bar Bridge Tachikawa Map | 17:00 – 22:00. |
| 2026-04-04 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover SHIMBASHI | M4OverDrive Map | 18:00 – 23:00. MOV’s bar. Randon 2on2 tournament at 20:00. |
| 2026-04-05 | 2XKO | 2XKO at Game Bar Bridge | Game Bar Bridge Tachikawa Map | 14:00 – 19:00. |
| 2026-04-05 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover KAWASAKI | e-sportscafe LIG Map | 12:00 – 18:00. Mini tournament at 15:00. |
| 2026-04-07 | Tekken 8, GGST, GBVSR, CotW, etc. | Tatakai Tuesday | Red Bull Gaming Sphere Map | 18:00 – 23:00. Free. Main game is GGST, lots of other games available. Very English friendly. Follow TatakaiTuesday for announcements. |
| 2026-04-07 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover TACHIKAWA | Game Bar Bridge Tachikawa Map | 18:00 – 23:00. Random 2on2 tournament at 20:00. |
| 2026-04-08 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover AKIHABARA | Entas (Onoden 5th floor) Map | 17:30 – 22:15. 1on1 Single Elim tournament at 20:15. |
| 2026-04-08 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover OSAKA | C4 CAVE Cabin Ogimachi 4F Map | 18:00 – 22:30. Tournament at 20:00. |
| 2026-04-08 | Tekken 8 | Tekken at Game Bar Bridge | Game Bar Bridge Tachikawa Map | 18:00 – 23:00. |
| 2026-04-08 | Iron Saga vs, 2XKO, JoJo | Shot Bar Lucy Character Games | Shot Bar Lucy Map | 18:00 – or so. |
| 2026-04-09 | SF6 | Level Up Thursday | Red Bull Gaming Sphere Map | 18:00 – 22:00. Level Up Thursday. Not yet verified |
| 2026-04-09 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover SHIMBASHI | M4OverDrive Map | 18:00 – 23:00. MOV’s bar. Beginner/Intermediate tournament at 20:00. |
| 2026-04-09 | SNK Games | SNK Games at Shot Bar Lucy | Shot Bar Lucy Map | 13:00 – 18:00. 3500 JPY with soft drinks, 4500 JPY with alcohol. |
| 2026-04-10 | Tekken 8, SF6 | Tekken 8 and SF6 at Shot Bar Lucy | Shot Bar Lucy Map | 18:00 – 23:00. |
| 2026-04-10 | SF6 | Sony Inzone SF6 | Sony Store Ginza Map | 17:00 – 19:00. 5th floor. Free, no pre-reg necessary, they have various controllers or bring your own. On the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month. |
| 2026-04-11 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover UENO | e-sports Style UENO Map | 13:00 – 19:00. Mini tournament at 15:30. |
| 2026-04-11 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover SHIMBASHI | M4OverDrive Map | 18:00 – 23:00. MOV’s bar. Randon 2on2 tournament at 20:00. |
| 2026-04-11 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover NAGOYA | Komyufa eSports Stadium Map | 12:00 – 18:00. Random XonX tournament at 15:30. |
| 2026-04-12 | Tekken 8 | Tekken at Game Bar Bridge | Game Bar Bridge Tachikawa Map | 14:00 – 19:00. |
| 2026-04-12 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover SHIMBASHI | M4OverDrive Map | 13:00 – 21:00. MOV’s bar. Randon XonX tournament at 17:00. |
| 2026-04-12 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover KAWASAKI | e-sportscafe LIG Map | 12:00 – 18:00. Mini tournament at 15:00. |
| 2026-04-14 | Tekken 8, GGST, GBVSR, CotW, etc. | Tatakai Tuesday | Red Bull Gaming Sphere Map | 18:00 – 23:00. Free. Main game is GGST, lots of other games available. Very English friendly. Follow TatakaiTuesday for announcements. |
| 2026-04-14 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover TACHIKAWA | Game Bar Bridge Tachikawa Map | 18:00 – 23:00. Random 2on2 tournament at 20:00. |
| 2026-04-15 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover AKIHABARA | Entas (Onoden 5th floor) Map | 17:30 – 22:15. 1on1 Single Elim tournament at 20:15. |
| 2026-04-15 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover OSAKA | C4 CAVE Cabin Ogimachi 4F Map | 18:00 – 22:30. Tournament at 20:00. |
| 2026-04-15 | Tekken 8 | Tekken at Game Bar Bridge | Game Bar Bridge Tachikawa Map | 18:00 – 23:00. |
| 2026-04-15 | Tekken 8 | Sony Inzone Tekken 8 | Sony Store Ginza Map | 16:00 – 19:00. 5th floor. Free, no pre-reg necessary, they have various controllers or bring your own. On the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. |
| 2026-04-15 | Iron Saga vs, 2XKO, JoJo | Shot Bar Lucy Character Games | Shot Bar Lucy Map | 18:00 – or so. |
| 2026-04-16 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover SHIMBASHI | M4OverDrive Map | 18:00 – 23:00. MOV’s bar. Beginner/Intermediate tournament at 20:00. |
| 2026-04-16 | SNK Games | SNK Games at Shot Bar Lucy | Shot Bar Lucy Map | 13:00 – 18:00. 3500 JPY with soft drinks, 4500 JPY with alcohol. |
| 2026-04-17 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover IKEBUKURO | JEXER e-sports station Map | 18:00 – 22:30. 2000 JPY. 2nd floor PC Play Area. Randon 2on2 tournament at 20:30. |
| 2026-04-17 | Tekken 8, SF6 | Tekken 8 and SF6 at Shot Bar Lucy | Shot Bar Lucy Map | 18:00 – 23:00. |
| 2026-04-18 | VF5WS | Virtua Fighter at Game Bar Bridge | Game Bar Bridge Tachikawa Map | 13:00 – 18:00. |
| 2026-04-18 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover SHIMBASHI | M4OverDrive Map | 18:00 – 23:00. MOV’s bar. Randon 2on2 tournament at 20:00. |
| 2026-04-18 | SF6 | 6th ACECUP | e-sports place MAKUHARI ACE Map | 12:00 – 18:00. 2000 JPY. Sign up at https://tonamel.com/competition/IZBTP. |
| 2026-04-19 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover SHIMBASHI | M4OverDrive Map | 13:00 – 21:00. MOV’s bar. Randon XonX tournament at 17:00. |
| 2026-04-19 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover KYOTO | e-sports base e32 Map | 13:00 – 18:00. Random 2on2 tournament at 14:30. |
| 2026-04-19 | KOF stuff maybe | Yukiswitch Birthday event | Tokyo Video Gamers Map | 11:00 – 17:00, 17:00 – 23:00. 5000 JPY, you need to reserve a spot at https://tvg.theshop.jp |
| 2026-04-21 | Tekken 8, GGST, GBVSR, CotW, etc. | Tatakai Tuesday | Red Bull Gaming Sphere Map | 18:00 – 23:00. Free. Main game is GGST, lots of other games available. Very English friendly. Follow TatakaiTuesday for announcements. |
| 2026-04-21 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover TACHIKAWA | Game Bar Bridge Tachikawa Map | 18:00 – 23:00. Random 2on2 tournament at 20:00. |
| 2026-04-22 | Tekken 8 | Tekken at Game Bar Bridge | Game Bar Bridge Tachikawa Map | 18:00 – 23:00. |
| 2026-04-22 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover AKIHABARA | Entas (Onoden 5th floor) Map | 17:30 – 22:15. 1on1 Single Elim tournament at 20:15. |
| 2026-04-22 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover OSAKA | C4 CAVE Cabin Ogimachi 4F Map | 18:00 – 22:30. Tournament at 20:00. |
| 2026-04-22 | Iron Saga vs, 2XKO, JoJo | Shot Bar Lucy Character Games | Shot Bar Lucy Map | 18:00 – or so. |
| 2026-04-23 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover SHIMBASHI | M4OverDrive Map | 18:00 – 23:00. MOV’s bar. Beginner/Intermediate tournament at 20:00. |
| 2026-04-23 | SNK Games | SNK Games at Shot Bar Lucy | Shot Bar Lucy Map | 13:00 – 18:00. 3500 JPY with soft drinks, 4500 JPY with alcohol. |
| 2026-04-24 | VF5WS | Virtua Fighter at Game Bar Bridge | Game Bar Bridge Tachikawa Map | 18:00 – 23:00. |
| 2026-04-24 | Tekken 8, SF6 | Tekken 8 and SF6 at Shot Bar Lucy | Shot Bar Lucy Map | 18:00 – 23:00. |
| 2026-04-24 | SF6 | Sony Inzone SF6 | Sony Store Ginza Map | 17:00 – 19:00. 5th floor. Free, no pre-reg necessary, they have various controllers or bring your own. On the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month. |
| 2026-04-25 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover UENO | e-sports Style UENO Map | 13:00 – 19:00. Mini tournament at 15:30. |
| 2026-04-25 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover SHIMBASHI | M4OverDrive Map | 18:00 – 23:00. MOV’s bar. Randon 2on2 tournament at 20:00. |
| 2026-04-25 | UNI2 | UNI2 at Game Bar Bridge | Game Bar Bridge Tachikawa Map | 13:00 – 18:00. |
| 2026-04-25 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover TACHIKAWA | Game Bar Bridge Tachikawa Map | 18:00 – 23:00. |
| 2026-04-25 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover YOKOHAMA | Yokohama e-Stadium Map | 13:00 – 18:00. Random 3on3 tournament at 15:00. |
| 2026-04-25 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover NAGOYA | Komyufa eSports Stadium Map | 12:00 – 18:00. Random XonX tournament at 15:30. |
| 2026-04-25 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover OSAKA | C4 CAVE Cabin Ogimachi 4F Map | 13:00 – 19:00. Tournament at 15:00. |
| 2026-04-25 | SF6 | Ukaru and Atata Offline Event | Red Bull Gaming Sphere Map | 15:00 – 19:00. Free entry. There will be some setups for casuals, RPS giveaway. Register at twipla (full, use “interested” for waitlist). |
| 2026-04-26 | SF6 | Gameplay623 SF6 | Red Bull Gaming Sphere Map | 12:00 – 19:00. 1000 JPY. Sign up on TwiPla. Master and under Tournament at 17:00. Master and focused. |
| 2026-04-26 | Tekken 8 | Tekken at Game Bar Bridge | Game Bar Bridge Tachikawa Map | 14:00 – 19:00. |
| 2026-04-26 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover SHIMBASHI | M4OverDrive Map | 13:00 – 21:00. MOV’s bar. Randon XonX tournament at 17:00. |
| 2026-04-26 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover KAWASAKI | e-sportscafe LIG Map | 12:00 – 18:00. Mini tournament at 15:00. |
| 2026-04-28 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover TACHIKAWA | Game Bar Bridge Tachikawa Map | 18:00 – 23:00. Random 2on2 tournament at 20:00. |
| 2026-04-29 | Tekken 8 | Tekken at Game Bar Bridge | Game Bar Bridge Tachikawa Map | 18:00 – 23:00. |
| 2026-04-29 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover AKIHABARA | Entas (Onoden 5th floor) Map | 13:00 – 19:30. 1on1 double elimination tournament at 14:00. Pre-registration required here. You may be turned away if the venue is over capacity, pre-reg in advance! |
| 2026-04-29 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover OSAKA | C4 CAVE Cabin Ogimachi 4F Map | 13:00 – 19:00. Tournament at 15:00. |
| 2026-04-29 | Iron Saga vs, 2XKO, JoJo | Shot Bar Lucy Character Games | Shot Bar Lucy Map | 18:00 – or so. |
| 2026-04-29 | 2XKO | 3rd 2XKO Amazing Area | Noabox Machida Map | 13:00 – 18:00. Sign up (JP Domestic) form. Goes to a lottery if more than 25 people sign up. |
| 2026-04-30 | SNK Games | SNK Games at Shot Bar Lucy | Shot Bar Lucy Map | 13:00 – 18:00. 3500 JPY with soft drinks, 4500 JPY with alcohol. |
| 2026-05-01 | Multiple | EVO Japan | Tokyo Big Site Map | All day fun play |
| 2026-05-02 | Multiple | EVO Japan | Tokyo Big Site Map | All day fun play |
| 2026-05-03 | Multiple | EVO Japan | Tokyo Big Site Map | All day fun play |
| 2026-05-06 | SF6 | Fighter’s Crossover AKIHABARA | Entas (Onoden 5th floor) Map | 13:00 – 19:30. 5on5 tournament at 14:00. Pre-registration required here. Maybe join the discord too. You may be turned away if the venue is over capacity, pre-reg in advance! |
| 2026-05-06 | Tekken 8 | Sony Inzone Tekken 8 | Sony Store Ginza Map | 16:00 – 19:00. 5th floor. Free, no pre-reg necessary, they have various controllers or bring your own. On the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. |
| 2026-05-08 | SF6 | Sony Inzone SF6 | Sony Store Ginza Map | 17:00 – 19:00. 5th floor. Free, no pre-reg necessary, they have various controllers or bring your own. On the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month. |
| 2026-05-20 | Tekken 8 | Sony Inzone Tekken 8 | Sony Store Ginza Map | 16:00 – 19:00. 5th floor. Free, no pre-reg necessary, they have various controllers or bring your own. On the 1st and 3rd Wednesday of the month. |
| 2026-05-22 | SF6 | Sony Inzone SF6 | Sony Store Ginza Map | 17:00 – 19:00. 5th floor. Free, no pre-reg necessary, they have various controllers or bring your own. On the 2nd and 4th Friday of the month. |
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