It's been a good year to be a Tamagotchi fan in Tokyo, and October just got better. The Tamagotchi Factory store at Tokyu Plaza Harajuku "Harakado" has confirmed character meet-and-greets for Mametchi and Kuchipatchi this month.
If you follow the factory, you already know how these work. The store runs "factory tour visit" sessions — photo and greeting time where a character shows up in person, waves at the crowd, poses for pictures, and generally makes everyone's day. There is no ceremony about it. You show up, the character arrives, and for a few minutes you get to meet one of the little guys who have been living in your pocket since the nineties.
This October, both of the series' most reliable stars are making the trip. Mametchi and Kuchipatchi will each get their own day at the factory. The okay news is that the dates are confirmed. The slightly annoying news is that, as of now, the specific days haven't been released — at least not through the fan-network grapevine where we heard about this. Tama-Palace, a Tamagotchi fan site, is the one tracking the news, so if you're tuned into the community you've probably seen it already.
What we do know: the store has been holding these greeting sessions throughout 2026, and Mametchi and Kuchipatchi have been appearing on separate days, which looks like the running pattern here too. If past months are any guide, these sessions draw a real crowd — regulars plan their trips around them, because a photo with Mametchi at the actual factory is the kind of thing you frame.
And it's a lovely place to meet them. The Tamagotchi Factory — たまごっち ふぁくとり～！ — is the official factory-themed flagship, run by BookLive, sitting on the third floor of Harakado in Shibuya's Tokyu Plaza Harajuku. It opened its doors on November 22, 2025, and quickly became home base for the characters, decked out so the whole thing feels like you've walked onto the assembly line where Tamas roll out.
So, the practical bits. Because the exact October dates are still unannounced on the channel we're watching, do not build your whole trip around a guess. Keep an eye on the official Tamagotchi Factory site and its social accounts for the schedule drop — that's where the real dates will land first, and the store's posts go up fast once they're set.
For the rest: clear a day if you can. Meeting a Tamagotchi character at their own factory, in that ridiculous little smile, is the kind of small, silly joy this hobby never stops giving. Expect photo lines, expect kids losing their minds, expect adults pretending they're above it while queuing up themselves.
We'll update this post the moment the days are confirmed. Until then, keep your Tamagotchi fed, and start hoping your visit lines up with the right egg. For more on life in and around the Tamagotchi world, swing by https://stacksignal.fdhcl.com.