Game Center CX - Visit This Place Sometime

0: Fuji Television

1: Gascoin Offices

2: Taito Corporate Headquarters

3: Tecmo-Koei Corporate Headquarters

4: Capcom Corporate Headquarters

5: Sega Offices

Season 1 - Episode 4 - Listed address for Sega corporate headquarters.  Arino visited the offices of the development team for Sakura Wars which is elsewhere.

6: Hudson Soft Corporate Headquarters

Season 1 - Episode 5 - Hudson Soft headquarters.  May be closed due to the company being acquired by Konami.

7: Terumoto

8: Hankyu Oimachi

001 - Season 2 - Episode 1 - A department store where Arino went to play Hang On.  When the game was found on the roof of the department store Arino and Abe rode tandem on the game.  This building has been demolished.

9: Try Amusement Tower

002 - Season 2 - Episode 2 - An arcade where Arino won a Famicom controller shaped business card holder.  Watch out for the man on the Xevious machine on the seventh floor; he won't let you play a life even when he has 19 to spare.

10: Chiba Kanteidan

11: Mekuman

006 - Season 2 - Episode 6 - This retroarcade features a huge assortment of games that can be played for 10 or 20 yen.

12: Mother Farm

13: G-Force

008 - Season 2 - Episode 8 - A store specializing in arcade circuit boards and hardware.

14: Hotel Sun Hatoya Shizuoka

15: Mickey

011 - Season 3 - Episode 1 - A huge arcade with a crane machine out front that has 1 million yen packets in it.  Arino also played some of their "sexy" games in the arcade like Gal Panic.

16: Nostalgia Lane

012 - Season 3 - Episode 2 - A candy store with a lot of mechanical games.

17: Game Center Rino

014 - Season 3 - Episode 4 - A basement arcade near Tokyo station.  It has a lot of games in cocktail cabinets and was completely empty when Arino was there.

18: Fuji Sports Land

016 - Season 3 - Episode 6 - A small arcade located at a lake resort with a shooting gallery. 

19: Super Potato

20: Saddharma Waters Relaxation Onsen

019 - Season 3 - Episode 9 - A bath house with many mechanical games set up inside.

21: Tokyo Game Show

22: Flower Mansion (Hanayashiki)

23: amusement Viking

023 - Season 4 - Episode 3 - An arcade located in an shopping mall.  Arino won a lot of prizes here including an anime figure wearing pajamas.

24: Super Gets

026 - Season 4 - Episode 6 - A fairly modern arcade where Arino showed off his shooting skills and how he was a drummer when he was younger.

25: Asobit City

26: DS Time

27: Garden Parlor (Enoshima)

28: Game in Play 20

29: Tonekko's Hot Spring

30: Kuroita Gorou

North Trip 1 - Arino was going to shoot a segment here but could not because a large puddle was in the way.

31: Kita no Miyako

32: Sugai Amusement Factory

33: Star Bowl

North Trip 4 - The only arcade in Shibetsu.  It had a small number of games.

34: Sunpillar Spa

35: Teshiogawa Hot Spring

North Trip 5 - Arino stopped here for a bath but they had an extremely small arcade where he played Virtua Cop.

36: Nakagawa Rest Stop

37: Mizuguchi Electronics

38: Hitoshi Restaurant

39: Cousucodouro

40: Doumu Hot Springs

41: Northern Most Point of Japan

North Trip 9 - Arino stopped at the furthest north point of Japan at the end of his road trip.

42: Tanigawa Stationary Shop

43: High Collar Alley

44: Yamagiwa Soft

45: Ishida

46: Daily Mart Imaya

036 - Season 5 - Episode 6 - A convenience store with games in the small alley beside it.  The neighbor children will lie about not knowing where to find the store.

47: Yunirose

038 - Season 6 - Episode 2 - A combination arcade and ramen restaurant.  Appears to no longer be named Yunirose but the Ramen restaurant still has the same sign.

48: Ayase Batting Center

040 - Season 6 - Episode 4 - A batting cage with a small, run down arcade attached to it.  Urakawa had to teach Arino how to hit a ball here.

49: Hitsubashi Hall

50: Game Big

042 - Season 6 - Episode 6 - An arcade with a lot of prize games.  You no longer win by hooking the shelf.

51: Home Ground

042 - Season 6 - Episode 6 - A pub that lets visitors play old famicom games while they relax.  It is now closed.

52: Sugimoto

043 - Season 6 - Episode 7 - An old toy store that has been converted to an arcade complete with the clown game that Arino could never beat.  Now closed.

53: indieZero

046 - Season 7 - Episode 2 - The developer of the Game Center CX video game.  Arino visited their offices many times during the game's creation.

54: Takasagoya

047 - Season 7 - Episode 3 - A game store with a small arcade and selection of retrogames.  They also had a copy of Arino's Gameboy Color game.

55: DECKS Tokyo Beach

048 - Season 7 - Episode 4 - A large entertainment complex that features multiple arcades.  Arino visited the retro one which had a shooting arcade.

56: Yongsan Electronics Mall

57: Insadong-gil

050 - Season 7 - Episode 6 - The major street in a historic Seoul neighborhood.  Street vendors sell anything from gel pigs to calligraphy.

58: Sheraton Grande Walkerhill Hotel

59: Intel e-Stadium

60: Dream Land

61: Fun'i Super

051 - Season 7 - Episode 7 - Arino went to a convenience store in this Seoul neighborhood which had arcade games in front of it.  No address was given.

62: Motonakayama Arcade

053 - Season 7 - Episode 9 - A fairly large arcade with a healthy selection of retro games like Super Sprint and Rygar.

63: Bandai-Namco Corporate Headquarters

054 - Season 7 - Episode 10 - Used as the challenge room for the first Quest of Ki episode.  The arcade in the lobby was visited on a break.  In the "Making the Game" segments Arino visited several times.  While Arino does visit Namco headquarters in episode seven of season one it was before the merger with Bandai and was in a different building.

64: Denkiya Hall

056 - Season 8 - Episode 2 - A cafe that uses cocktail game cabinets as tables. 

65: East Japan Garden

057 - Season 8 - Episode 3 - This activity center has a small arcade, batting cages, tennis courts, and a fishing pond.

66: Imagine Bookstore

67: Disc Pier

68: Autobahn

059 - Season 8 - Episode 5 - An arcade that seems to specialize in obscure retro games.  They had a huge mechanical game that was baseball themed. 

69: dinos

70: Central Bowl

061 - Season 8 - Episode 7 - A bowling alley that includes movie theaters, ping pong tables, and arcade games.

71: Fukushima Toys

063 - Season 8 - Episode 9 - A toy store with mechanical games set up out front of it.  It's a very difficult location to find; it's in a back alley between large apartment buildings.

72: Harumi Passenger Terminal Hall

73: Cannes Film Festival

74: Ready Play Game

065 - Season 9 - Episode 2 - A game store in Cannes that Arino visited to see some European gaming.

75: Rue Meynadier

76: Salle de Jeux

065 - Season 9 - Episode 2 - An arcade outside of Canne where Arino rode in a race car simulator and teamed up with a local to step on bugs.

77: Kineya Suzuki

066 - Season 9 - Episode 3 - A candy store with some mechanical games set up in front of it.

78: Inagaki Candy Store

067 - Season 9 - Episode 4 - This shop has several arcade games including a gambling game that has a helpful message for those who can't win written above.

79: Beside Shakujiikoen Station Arcade

068 - Season 9 - Episode 5 - An arcade with many modern machines.  Arino played Princess Bug and saw Nakayama beat Tekken 6 here.  Possibly closed.

80: Tokyo Tower

81: Toshi Yoroizuka

074 - Season 10 - Episode 5 - Arino receives high class deserts from this cafe.  It's recommended by Kirby creator Masahiro Sakurai.

82: Fuji

075 - Season 10 - Episode 6 - This cafe has a retro theme including many old, mechanical games.

83: Kawasaki Warehouse

077 - Season 10 - Episode 8 - A huge, multistory arcade housed in a building that looks so dangerous you'll get mugged across Google street view.  You are not allowed to ride Hang On tandem there.

84: Dazaifu

078 - Season 11 - Episode 1 - Arino visited the shops along this street sampling all of the food before walking north to the shooting galleries and shrines.

85: Tenmangu Shrine

078 - Season 11 - Episode 1 - Arino and the crew stopped here to pray, have a picture taken, and to wish for the continued success of Game Center CX.

86: Dazaifu Amusement Park

078 - Season 11 - Episode 1 - A Fukuoka attraction with rides and an arcade.  Their shooting gallery has replaced oni targets with dinosaurs.

87: Tsutaya

88: Star Lanes

078 - Season 11 - Episode 1 - A bowling alley with many arcade games.  The UFO catcher has a sticky hook which is worse than it sounds.

89: Taito Happy Station

90: Nokogiriyama Ropeway

91: Mount Nokogiri

92: Ogawa Candy Store

080 - Season 11 - Episode 3 - This shop is hidden in a back alley under and apartment building.  They have both games and monjayaki.

93: Komaya Toy Store

94: 10 Yen Game Museum

083 - Season 11 - Episode 6 - The tiny museum is located above a convenience store and has many mechanical games to try for 10 yen each.

95: Miracle Game

084 - Season 11 - Episode 7 - An arcade with games like Crazy Taxi.  Don't trust the secret code to unlock the rickshaw stuck to it.

96: Gento Yokohama

97: Tokyu Plaza

087 - Season 11 - Episode 10 - A department store with a small arcade on the roof.  Arino tried out some card fighting games here.

98: Toshima Ward

088 - Season 11 - Episode 11 - Arino got a snack from this food stall on his walk to visit a store.

99: Bunbuku Toy Store

088 - Season 11 - Episode 11 - This store has rare items like the Simpsons Arcade Game and slot cars.

100: Nikoniko Shop

091 - Season 12 - Episode 2 - Abe recommended this candy store run by a retired police officer.  There's a few mechanical games set up out front.

101: Chiba Young Bowl

092 - Season 12 - Episode 3 - A bowling alley suggested by Tanii where Arino tested his strength and won a pair of panties from a crane game.

102: Starlight

094 - Season 12 - Episode 5 - A small arcade with about twenty retrogames.  They keep track of the high scores with cards stuck onto the machines.

103: Ikebukuro Batting Center

095 - Season 12 - Episode 6 - A rooftop batting cage with games like Sonic Blastman.  They have both Arino's and AD Emoto's autographs up on their wall.

104: Nakaya Tea Room

096 - Season 12 - Episode 7 - A small cafe that uses cocktail game cabinets from the 1970's as tables. 

105: Tokyo Aqua-Line

097 - Season 12 - Episode 8 - On the bus tour for Game Center CX Fan Appreciation day this is the spot where Arino joined up with the tour.

106: Kaientai Dojo

097 - Season 12 - Episode 8 - An exhibition wrestling match between Inoko MAX and Nakayama was held here for Fan Appreciation Day.

107: Super Fishing

099 - Season 12 - Episode 10 - An indoor fishing pond that is part of a large entertainment complex.  Arino only visited the arcade and fishing pond while he was here.

108: Karaoke Joysound

109: JJ Club 100

101 - Season 13 - Episode 1 - The arcade selected for the 100th episode but the segment was delayed.  They have games like Virtua On.

110: Eleven Shop

102 - Season 13 - Episode 2 - A neighborhood convenience store with a pair of arcade machines out front.  Naturally one of them is a Metal Slug game.

111: Rock Bowl

103 - Season 13 - Episode 3 - Arino played games in the arcade with a young helper before bowling with Watanabe.

112: Mikado

104 - Season 13 - Episode 4 - A multi-story arcade next to a train station with a wide variety of games including Marble Madness.

113: Tobu Zoo

106 - Season 13 - Episode 6 - Not so much a "zoo" as a small amusement park with the usual carnival games and attractions.

114: New Shinbashi Building

108 - Season 14 - Episode 2 - A mall that features multiple arcades.  Arino goes to both Jambo and Royal Shinbashi in one trip.

115: Frog Shop

116: Plaza Capcom

111 - Season 14 - Episode 5 - One of Capcom's chain of arcades.  This one features life sized recreations of Street Fighter 2 stages as you go in.

117: Nagatoro

112 - Season 14 - Episode 6 - Arino headed to this small town in the countryside to visit quaint shops and an out of the way arcade.

118: Kikuchi Store

113 - Season 14 - Episode 7 - A convenience store with several games in it including a custom built slot machine game.

119: Chiba Skyland

114 - Season 14 - Episode 8 - A batting center in the countryside.  There were a lot of crane games Arino tried out here.

120: Deutsches Dorf Tokyo

117 - Season 15 - Episode 1 - A rural themed amusement park that has an arcade, archery range, and baseball cannon.

121: Miharashiya Pastry Shop

122: Ogasawara Stationary Store

123: Tane's Candy Shop

120 - Season 15 - Episode 4 - This store has several arcade games set up in front of it.  Metal Slug 3 is one of them, of course.

124: Charade

121 - Season 15 - Episode 5 - This cafe has a few games set up including a capsule game that gives out children's clothes.  You have to use an older 1000 yen note for it, though.

125: Saito Convenience Store

122 - Season 15 - Episode 6 - Perhaps the only convenience store in Japan without Metal Slug.  They do have decades out of date game hardware in the window, though.

126: Major Grand Prix

134 - Season 15 - Episode 18 - A huge amusement center in Chiba with a batting cage, pool hall, go-kart track, and arcade.

127: Crab House

128: Yamaya

2008 Holiday Special - A candy store in Naha with some games.  Even in Okinawa these places are required to have Metal Slug.

129: Senega Island Sports Park

2008 Holiday Special - An arcade that is the only structure on a flyspeck of an island off the coast of Okinawa.  They also have very tiny cars to drive.

130: Uema Tempura

2008 Holiday Special - Arino stopped here for lunch during his quest for the southern most arcade.

131: Hello Taito Shiozaki

2008 Holiday Special - The southern most member of the Taito chain of arcades.

132: Himeyuri Meeting Hall

2008 Holiday Special - There are crane machines in front of this building making it the southernmost game center.

133: Southern Most Accessible Point

2008 Holiday Special - Arino wrapped up the southernmost game trip here.

134: Musée Mécanique

135: Nick's Lighthouse

136: Southtown Arcade

137: 4JAYS Video Games

138: In-and-Out Burger

Game Center CX USA - Arino and crew stopped for lunch at this In-and-Out burgerl.

139: Maytag Coin Laundry

140: Tokyo Arcade