GiGO
The shutter and curtain come down on the first arcade Sega ever opened in Japan’s biggest gamer neighborhood.
We may have to say goodbye to Akihabara Building 1, but it’s also time to say hello to a brand-new GiGO arcade elsewhere in Tokyo.
Multiple regional brewers and amazing taiyaki will keep you from getting too thirsty or hungry while you’re at Japan’s newest arcade.
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