Tokyo Gaming Mecca Akihabara Set to Lose Landmark Former Sega Arcade After 32 Years

Tokyo Gaming Mecca Akihabara Set to Lose Landmark Former Sega Arcade After 32 Years

Genda Gigo Entertainment announced on July 15 that it will close the Akihabara Gigo 1 arcade at the end of August 2025. This was Sega’s flagship arcade and its red building has been a landmark of Tokyo’s electronics district for 32 years.

Another Former Sega Arcade In Akihabara Is Set To Close

It's officially game over for Akihabara Gigo 1.Yesterday, Genda GiGO Entertainment revealed in a press statement that it will be closing Akihabara GiGO 1 arcade, in Japan, at the end of next month (as reported by itmedia and IGN).The famous location, which is situated just a short walk from Akihabara Station, was notably the former site of Sega's flagship arcade, and has had something of interesting history since first opening its doors back in …

Akihabara Loses Former Sega Arcade Landmark After 32 Years

Tokyo’s gaming paradise, Akihabara, is about to lose one of its most iconic landmarks, as Genda Gigo Entertainment has announced that it will be closing the Akihabara Gigo 1 arcade, the iconic red building and former site of Sega’s flagship arcade, at the end of August 2025. This follows a recent change in the district, once a hub for all things gaming, anime and electronics, as many of its niche stalls have closed over the years in favour of mo…

Iconic GiGO Akihabara Building 1 Arcade Will Soon Shutter

Akihabara is essentially otaku central, and it’s been home to many massive arcades. However, arcades there have been shuttering, especially in the last few years as a result of COVID. Practicing social distancing meant playing video games at home, and not in a public arcade. But now we’re learning of another important Akihabara arcade that will soon be no more. The story of this arcade starts in 1992, thanks to Sega. Then it was titled High-tech…

Landmark Akihabara arcade, opened by Sega over 30 years ago, announces sudden closure

Tokyo is about to lose another site of game otaku history. It’s been a tumultuous couple of years for the arcade industry in Japan. Not even the otaku mecca of the Akihabara neighborhood is completely buffered, as it’s been announced that one of the Tokyo neighborhood’s oldest “game centers,” as arcades are called in Japanese, will be closing and very soon. Back in the early ‘90s, Sega was riding high, as a developer of not just video game softw…

GiGO Akihabara #1 (Formerly Sega's Flagship Arcade) to Close in August After 32 Years

Arcade closes on August 31 while GiGO Akihabara #2, #3, #5 will stay open