{"id":2558,"date":"2025-09-25T23:33:34","date_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:33:34","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/?p=2558"},"modified":"2025-09-25T23:33:34","modified_gmt":"2025-09-25T14:33:34","slug":"the-mikado-game-center-in-ikebukuro","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/index.php\/2025\/09\/25\/the-mikado-game-center-in-ikebukuro\/","title":{"rendered":"The Mikado game center in Ikebukuro"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a07cad1716ba&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a07cad1716ba\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1814-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2559\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1814-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1814-300x225.jpg 300w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1814-768x576.jpg 768w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1814-1536x1152.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1814-1320x990.jpg 1320w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1814.jpg 2048w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 767px) 89vw, (max-width: 1000px) 54vw, (max-width: 1071px) 543px, 580px\" \/><button\n\t\t\tclass=\"lightbox-trigger\"\n\t\t\ttype=\"button\"\n\t\t\taria-haspopup=\"dialog\"\n\t\t\taria-label=\"Enlarge\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-init=\"callbacks.initTriggerButton\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--right=\"state.imageButtonRight\"\n\t\t\tdata-wp-style--top=\"state.imageButtonTop\"\n\t\t>\n\t\t\t<svg xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"12\" height=\"12\" fill=\"none\" viewBox=\"0 0 12 12\">\n\t\t\t\t<path fill=\"#fff\" d=\"M2 0a2 2 0 0 0-2 2v2h1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 1 .5-.5h2V0H2Zm2 10.5H2a.5.5 0 0 1-.5-.5V8H0v2a2 2 0 0 0 2 2h2v-1.5ZM8 12v-1.5h2a.5.5 0 0 0 .5-.5V8H12v2a2 2 0 0 1-2 2H8Zm2-12a2 2 0 0 1 2 2v2h-1.5V2a.5.5 0 0 0-.5-.5H8V0h2Z\" \/>\n\t\t\t<\/svg>\n\t\t<\/button><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>On August 21st I returned to Japan from my trip to Arizona. I stayed a night in Tokyo before proceeding home. I looked up how to find the Mikado game center in Ikebukuro. This was my first time visiting there.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure data-wp-context=\"{&quot;imageId&quot;:&quot;6a07cad171c72&quot;}\" data-wp-interactive=\"core\/image\" data-wp-key=\"6a07cad171c72\" class=\"wp-block-image size-large wp-lightbox-container\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"768\" data-wp-class--hide=\"state.isContentHidden\" data-wp-class--show=\"state.isContentVisible\" data-wp-init=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on--click=\"actions.showLightbox\" data-wp-on--load=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" data-wp-on-window--resize=\"callbacks.setButtonStyles\" src=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1815-1024x768.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-2560\" srcset=\"https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1815-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/stevethefish.net\/stuff\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/IMG_1815-300x225.jpg 300w, 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By then I was getting very hungry, so I went to Ueno and went to an Irish pub called The World&#8217;s End where I had fish &amp; chips with two pints of Guinness. 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I stayed a night in Tokyo before proceeding home. I looked up how to find the Mikado game center in Ikebukuro. This was my first time visiting there. I didn&#8217;t take a whole lot of photos, actually. 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