A giant Pikachu beguiles us with its cute face and affordable price tag, but there’s one surprising hurdle to owning one.
kiddie rides
We try to buy a retro Japanese coin-operated arcade machine at this secondhand shop near Tokyo
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Oona McGee
Oct 6, 2024 - Tweet
- Japan
- (anime • Arcades • children • coin-operated rides • cute • department stores • fun • Hobby Off • kiddie rides • nostalgia • parks • Pikachu • retro • secondhand shop)
We visit one of the last rooftop amusement parks in Japan and feel like we stepped back in time
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Dale Roll
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Our reporter returns to a place of her childhood that’s still going strong after decades of operation.
- Japan
- (Arcades • children • coin-operated rides • department stores • fun • kiddie rides • Mariko Ohanabatake • Nagasaki • nostalgia • parks • playgrounds • retro)
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