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Where do I buy Pokémon playing cards?
You might have better luck hitting up the smaller card shops in Ikebukuro. The Sunshine City area has a couple of places tucked into the back alleys near the Animate store. One is called Card Labo, theyre on the second floor of a building just off the main street and they often have older singles in glass cases. Prices can be a bit higher since they know what they've got, but its worth checking if you're after that specific 1st gen Japanese text.
honestly if akihabara and nakano didnt work out, try the card shops in the backstreets of jimbocho. its mostly known for used books but theres a few places like the yellow submarine chain that carry vintage singles. the one near the intersection of yasukuni dori has a basement floor with glass cases full of older pokemon stuff
fwiw the smaller shops in shinjuku's omoide yokocho area sometimes have random binders of singles too, not just the big ones. i found a base set charizard there once for like 3000 yen which felt like a steal
For first gen cards with Japanese text, your best bet is actually Nakano Broadway. Take the JR Chuo line to Nakano station, it's about 5 minutes from Shinjuku. The whole shopping complex is full of card shops and hobby stores, and they tend to have better vintage stock than Akihabara's tourist-heavy spots. The shops on the fourth floor in particular, like Mandarake and the smaller independent sellers, usually have binders of singles rather than just sealed product. If you strike out there, the Card Kingdom chain has a shop in Shibuya near the Mark City building, they keep a decent selection of retro cards behind the counter so you have to ask to see them.
Can tourists visit the Tokyo Metropolitan Assembly building?
The assembly chamber itself is viewable when not in session, but you'll want to check the 都議会 schedule and enter via the west building entrance.
Observatory deck, 9F, no booking needed.
Security screening at the west entrance is quick but they do check bags, so leave the big camera backpack at the hotel. Weekday mornings are quieter than weekends. Fwiw the ground floor lobby has a small exhibit on the building's history thats easy to miss.