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Tokyo Bowling Center: Retro sporting
Kichijoji's Tokyo Bowling Center offers spotless and authentic alleys for both amateurs and pros
Address:
Kichijoji Daichi Hotel B1F Kichijoji Honcho 2-4-14, Musashino-shi +81 (0) 422 21 9868
Kichijoji Daichi Hotel B1F Kichijoji Honcho 2-4-14, Musashino-shi +81 (0) 422 21 9868
Hours/Times:
Weekdays 10am-11:30, weekends and holidays 8am-11:30pm
Weekdays 10am-11:30, weekends and holidays 8am-11:30pm
Price:
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Payment Methods:
Cash
Cash
The recently renovated Tokyo Bowling Center feels like an immaculately kept American bowling alley from the mid 1960s.
Let's be frank: Bowling is old-fashioned. Tokyo Bowling Center in Kichijoji is thankfully aware of this fact and has gone out of its way to emphasize this, through its perfectly retro habitat for this so-called sport.
The balls are all candy colored in neon fruit tones. The walls are covered with vaguely psychedelic fonts and design from the 1960s. The wacky TV animations for "Strike," Spare," and the unfortunately common "Gutter" appear to utilize early 1990s video graphic technology.
The overall effect is a cleaner version of the American bowling alley experience. There isn't a guy cooking up hamburgers and French fries in the back, but at least you won't smell like cigarettes and grease on exit.
Most importantly, Tokyo Bowling Center knows the most key ingredient for a good night of bowling: Beer. It's available in cans from a vending machine.
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