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Tokyo: Retro Arcade Games at 1-Chome Playland

  • Last updated: April 12, 2024
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1-Chome Playland i Tokyo

After my onsen visit, I went for a stroll in some of the Odaiba shopping malls. I always end up at Decks, when I’m in that area. Not so much because of the shopping, but because there is this really cool floor inside the mall with retro arcade games and shops selling all sorts of quirky stuff.

Have you watched the movie Wreck-It Ralph? Do you remember in the beginning of the movie, when Ralph is the only one not invited to the party (they even invited Pac-Man!)? It broke my heart…

I’ll not go further into that movie, but if you like Wreck-It Ralph, then I’m sure you’ll love 1-Chome Playland.

All the games are fully functional and I can spend hours, gaming my way through 2D worlds with pixelated monsters. Wii and PlayStation in all honor, but there’s really something special about these tantalizing, old machines. Stepping into 1-Chome Playland is like traveling back in time. I could easily spend days inside this retro paradise, and if I were living in Tokyo, I would come here every week to pet the machines and feed them all my 100JPY coins.

The section with the arcade games is called 1-Chome Playland. Some of the games are fun to play, while others primarily serve as a reminder of how far the gaming industry has come today.

On the same floor, there’s also a Michael Jackson fan shop and a store, which sells Kit Kat variants, I haven’t seen anywhere else. There’s also a haunted house, which looks really scary. I’ve never seen anybody go in there, but, more importantly, I haven’t seen anybody come out either. Hmm..maybe I’ve been watching too many Japanese horror movies:)

1-Chome Playland,  Decks, Daiba, Minato-ku, Tokyo

1-Chome Playland, Decks, Tokyo
The haunted house. Would you dare to go inside?
1-Chome Playland, Tokyo
1-Chome Playland, Tokyo
1-Chome Playland, retro arcade games, Tokyo
The MJ store
1-Chome Playland, Tokyo
1-Chome Playland, Tokyo
1-Chome Playland, Tokyo
1-Chome Playland, Decks, Tokyo
All the KitKat variants you could possibly dream of plus a few more:) I haven’t seen the blue one anywhere else.
1-Chome Playland, Tokyo
1-Chome Playland, Tokyo
Michael Jackson Store, Tokyo
Michael Jackson Store
1-Chome Playland, Tokyo
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Hi, I'm Sanne. Welcome to Mitzie Mee, my food and travel blog, with a special love for New York City. Food has always been at the heart of the way I travel. I love discovering local restaurants, neighborhood cafes, street food stalls, and recipes. On Mitzie Mee, I share the places I love, along with travel guides, recipes, and tips to help you make the most of your own adventures. Before becoming a full-time blogger, I spent years working in the travel industry. I started as a tour rep in Greece and Spain, worked eight years as cabin crew, earned my commercial pilot license, and flew as an airline pilot out of Denmark and Sweden. These days, I travel the world with my fiancé Steve, always looking for memorable food experiences and places worth sharing. Everything you see on Mitzie Mee is based on my own travels, and I hope it inspires your next trip, your next meal, or both.

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Welcome to my Tokyo blog. Tokyo is one of those cities I never get tired of. I've been back many times over the years, and every visit leaves me with a longer list of places I want to try next time. For me, Tokyo has always been about the food. It's the city where I'll happily get up early for a sushi breakfast, where some of the best meals are served at tiny ramen counters with barely enough seats for a handful of people, and where I can spend hours wandering from one café to the next without any real plan. What keeps drawing me back, though, is the atmosphere. Tokyo somehow manages to feel calm and intense at the same time. You can stroll through quiet residential streets lined with small shops and neighborhood cafés, then suddenly find yourself in the middle of Shibuya, surrounded by flashing signs, crowds, and nonstop energy. Those contrasts are part of what makes the city so special, and no matter how often I visit, I always come across somewhere new. On my Tokyo blog, I've gathered the places I've genuinely enjoyed. Restaurants I'd recommend to friends, cafés worth making a detour for, neighborhoods I love exploring, and hotels I'd stay at again. Whether you're planning your first trip to Tokyo or your fifth, I hope you'll find plenty of inspiration, along with practical tips to help you make the most of your visit.

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