Arcade "Taito" - Ebina, Kanagawa

Definitely Ebina's finest.

Classic Taito arcade with the usual lineup of top quality games and cabinets.

 

Arcade "Imigrande" - Ebina, Kanagawa

Hella local arcade!

Basically a pachinko paradise with a few arcade joints thrown in the mix.

.. Smokey.

Arcade "ChinaTown Sega" - Yokohama, Kanagawa

Had to give a special nod to this place - still one of the biggest strongholds of the Sega brand in Japan, iconically standing toe to toe with the central entrance to Yokohama's ChinaTown.

Plenty in the way of entertainment and unmissable if around the way. Plenty of prize machines, slot games, beat em ups, fighting and gun games.

Not really a place for veteran gamers as the demographic is much more skewed towards young children and tourists trying to escape the street bussle, but great energy, non-smoking and all software up to date.

Xièxiè ChinaTown.

Arcade "Game City" - Totsuka, Kanagawa.

Perfect example of how arcades in Japan have had to acclimatize themselves to the market place in recent years.

UFO catcher machines, Pachinko and Medal games taking up about 75% of the floor space. It's rough for video gamers but you gotto appreciate these places have managed to adapt so well to the times.

"Game COSMO" - Tsurumi, Kanagawa

Kanagawa has a hardcore gaming scene, but outside major cities even a tiny dugout like this is a pretty dope find.

Old school gamer types will love this place, one on one cabs means win or go home. One of just about every arcade cab on the market right now makes it a dope place for Tsurumi residents.

Gotto respect these indie coin pushers not going down the pachinko or slot machine route.