Arcade "St. Tropez" - Ikebukuro

As close as you'll get to the Carnival Night Zone.

Awesome place, hella spacious, well kept and essentially maintained by the huge casino on the 3rd floor and a mega pachinko place on B1.

All the biggest and best arcade titles of the moment, small FGC community selection but well worth visiting - SEGA GIGO is next door but the vibe is pretty dark. Definitely worth hitting this place once and a while to see the climate of gaming in Tokyo.

Arcade "Game Safari" - Ikebukuro

Just follow the Zebra's ass.

Ikebukuro in recent years has become known as a student town, with major department stores closing down makin way for used and second hand shops - and possibly the reason for such a strong arcade scene.

Game Safari is an old school joint, indie, just one floor, but represents the more aggressive FGC community. A couple of years ago Safari was THE Tekken scene in Tokyo, attracting some of the most hard core gamers. Nowadays it has just 2 cabs and represents the only "Pair Play" cabinets in the Tokyo region.

Great games, a small place but has that 90's vibe that a lot of arcades lack.