Start at Taito Station in Akihabara: one building with purikura photo booths in the basement, crane games on 1F–3F, Mario Kart, Taiko and fighting games on 4F, and a whole floor of rhythm games on 5F. Gamers should walk on to HEY, which counts more than 300 video games, and GamePanic keeps going until midnight. For old big-cabinet classics like Darius, go to Mikado in Takadanobaba. TOKYO VIDEO GAMERS lets you play its cabinets free with a drink, and Tokyo Joypolis in Odaiba is a full day out.
Pick a floor by what you came for. 4F is the busy one: four Mario Kart machines, four Taiko no Tatsujin drums, four Street Fighter 6 and two Tekken 7 FR2, plus Wangan Midnight 6RR, Gundam Extreme Vs. 2 and a Densha de GO!! train-driving cabinet. Older titles share the floor too, including Metal Slug 3, Hyper Street Fighter II and Tetris Plus 2, and the store rotates its retro games. 5F is all rhythm games: three CHUNITHM Mate, two beatmania IIDX LIGHTNING, two SOUND VOLTEX Valkyrie, maimai DX, DDR, pop'n music, GITADORA and jubeat. The basement has eight purikura photo booths, and 1F–3F are crane games. The floor list is dated November 3, 2026. It's at Sotokanda 4-2-2, open every day of the year.
Crane game mania · 10:00–23:30, open every day of the year. · Pay per play.
Come here for the games, not the prizes. Taito, which runs it, counts more than 300 video games. Its machine list covers today's fighters, Street Fighter 6 Type Arcade and Gundam Extreme Vs. 2, alongside racing on Initial D THE ARCADE, Wangan Midnight and Mario Kart, plus Taiko, beatmania IIDX, CHUNITHM Mate and SOUND VOLTEX for rhythm. There are crane games too. It's on 1F–4F at Sotokanda 1-10-5, two minutes from JR Akihabara's Electric Town exit.
Retro game pilgrimage · 10:00–23:30, open every day of the year. · Pay per play.
Make this the last stop of an Akihabara night. It's one minute from JR Akihabara's Electric Town exit and stays open until midnight. The arcade lists three kinds of game: prize games, rhythm games and video games.
Rhythm-game and crane arcade · 10:00–24:00. · Pay per play.
This is the place for games you thought you'd never see running again. Mikado keeps big-cabinet classics like Darius, Starblade and Metal Hawk in working order, and its video floor runs from retro to the newest releases: action, shooters, puzzle, fighting and quiz games. There are prize games, rhythm games and Quiz Magic Academy as well, and weekend events fill the place. It's on 1F–2F at Takadanobaba 4-5-10, 30 seconds from JR Takadanobaba's Toyama exit.
Retro-game holy site · 10:00–24:00. · Pay per play.
Sit down here between arcades or at the end of the night. Order something and the seven arcade cabinets are free to play as long as you like. The bar swaps the titles now and then, so the lineup changes between visits. It's in SEEKBASE, Kanda Neribeicho 13-1.
Plan a day here rather than a drop-in. The headline ride is Gekion Live Coaster, a roller coaster where you play a rhythm game as you ride. Entry alone is ¥1,700 for adults (18 and over). The Passport, with entry and unlimited attractions, is ¥6,000. The Evening Passport is ¥5,000 and goes on sale from 15:00, or 16:00 on days the park closes at 22:00. Joypolis fills 3F–5F of DECKS Tokyo Beach, two minutes from Odaiba-kaihinkoen Station on the Yurikamome line.
Sega arcade theme park · Check hours before you go · Entry ¥1,700; Passport ¥6,000; Evening Passport ¥5,000 (adults, 18 and over).
