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@@playmakersmusic I know he’s the OG I’ve been following him since his third or fourth day in the life and it’s been the best and yeah I have seen that too but they don’t even come anywhere near his style or popularity. He’ll always be number 1 when it comes to this series.
That male worker at the cup collection center who said he loved customer service put a smile on my face just by speaking so passionately. I could tell he really loves his job! I hope he sees this and feels proud of his skills!
@@Abe_ForTheWin You shouldn't. The thing about loving your work is that you'll never feel like doing it is a chore. He seems really happy and satisfied in his work.
When I lived in Japan, a member of staff saw me struggling on one of the UFO catchers so she would "shuffle" the item closer to the edge for me and give me tips of where to hit it. I got so many items thanks to her support.
I wholeheartedly agree! The creators have truly raised the bar with this series, showcasing exceptional character development and storytelling. I can't wait to see what new adventures lie ahead in future episodes. Here's to many more incredible moments to come! Cheers to the amazing journey ahead! Can't wait to see where the characters will go next and how their stories will unfold. Exciting times ahead for sure!
hah yeah,.. like 'well the games are rigged, so if you want the prize you just have to spend like 10x what the prize is worth and you'll eventually get it.'
she was talking about medal games, and even if you win the jackpot for medal games, the medals still cannot be redeemed with cash or prizes, and arcade games outside the medal game area run on 100 yen coins (not medals), so... welp
Hey Paolo! This was my game center! I used to be a manager at the Burger King across the street when I lived there and would go there often! Nice to see Takadanobaba again!
@@somefishhere I’m from the US, but lived in the Philippines from 8-18 years old. Moved back to the US and I had aspirations to be an animator. I wanted to study in Japan as I specifically wanted to do hand drawn animation. Went to Sendagaya Japanese School that’s just around the corner from the station in Takadanobaba and am JLPT N2 level fluent in Japanese after 2 years. Found out later on that since I’m foreign I would have to pay the entire tuition for animation school up front which means I would have had to get a loan at that point. As much as I wanted to do this, I wasn’t going to take on that much debt to do so. If I had been able to pay in installments it probably would have worked out but 🤷♂️. So spent a very fun 2 years there (kinda like an extended gap year) and then went back home to the US and work here now. While I don’t use Japanese for work now, it certainly makes a resume stand out haha I worked at the Burger King there while I was there and was able to move up to shift manager (took the Serv Safe classes in Japanese lol). When I was there, we were actually the number 1 Burger King in the country for cleanliness, speed and adherence to different food standards which is pretty cool ☺️ Spent many hours (and money) playing groove coaster at the Taito in the Big Box there haha
A friend of mine shared this video with me, and it's really places like this that make me want to go visit Japan and just be a kid again for just one day. I hope everyone who is working there is doing well. Technician guy keep taking care of those games till I get there!
Awesome series of video return! Sadly arcade industry died in USA long time ago and just glad that Japan has it up and running. Thanks for another awesome video, have a great weekend Paolo!
Not really. Round 1 is starting to pop up a lot of places. Japanese style arcade with all these machines, much fun with a bowling alley also. My daughter asks to go every week.
Interesting that the west coast is importing alot of japanese arcades and not the east coast. Makes sense though. Vast majority of the japanese population in the US is out west and the trade routes go west.
@@aceboogie7832 the work ethics is a major difference though, i can tell you from experience since i was a supervisor at round1 so its a lot harder to manage, went through 4 General Managers in 2 years
BIG THANKS FOR THIS!! 30 year arcade tech/collector/manager myself(Chuck E Cheese, Namco, Gameworks, Dave and Busters, etc), but playing in arcades for 45 years. One thing I love about seeing Japanese arcades is how pristine and pretty everything looks. Very pale, and also colorful, but the lighting in the place makes a huge difference. The thing I love about American arcades is the dark gritty with black light and day glow and crazy carpet designs.
while carpets are nice they are bad to maintain :) a carpet can look really bad rather fast... so its way better to have tiles/vinyl or a poured flooring... cause its easy to clean and it doesnt gather dirt
@@luxaly9510 Yeah, the lights are the color and luminosity they are at American arcades if they're carpeted because that stains so easily and shows. I loved arcades when I was younger/in my teens. I still do, but aren't able to frequent nearly as much. What's interesting about arcade clientele in TYO vs America is that in TYO you see basically every type of demographic at one, whereas here it's fairly uniform. The gaming culture runs deep in TYO and it shows. I went to a gaming center I think in Shinjuku and there was a smoking section that had the horse racing game. It literally looked like a quarter-horse betting pit with dudes smoking cigarettes in the seats. Definitely didn't expect that but was pretty cool. I also remember that card war game and thought that was interesting. This was about 10 years ago, so probably no smoking any longer, but I prefer the lighting and atmosphere at TYO gaming centers rather than the dark/broody or almost carnival like experience at American gaming centers. I understand the appeal for both, though. They're just different is all.
I know this is your most popular series but it’s for good reason, they’re so good. also I love how you follow them even at night to the darts bar and just chill 😅
Got my ass absolutely blasted by an older guy in a suit at an arcade in Tokyo (Street Fighter). Pretty sure I didn't even touch the guy once. Played a couple rounds, stood up, we gave each other a nod, and I walked away in shame. These people don't mess around with their gaming.
This seems like such a fun place to work at and the crew look really chill. Great coworkers. I could 100% see a sitcom being produced about these folks.
When it comes to customer service Japan is undoubtedly number 1 in the world. Even in game center customers can ask staff for advices on how to win or even getting help from them if you get stuck. This one is great.
This has to got to be my favorite video from this series due to a couple of reasons: - I go to this exact game center pretty often since my school is at Takadanobaba - I’m addicted to crane games and I agree, ask the staff for advice or help to shift the prizes and they will generally do so. Some even ask if you need instructions in English, if they can do so! - I learned something new: that they do have sales targets to reach, at least for the managers. My experiences have ranged from staff helping with crane games from easy mode to no help at all, since I thought that it doesn’t affect their salaries whether someone wins or not. Insightful! Appreciate the constant great quality videos!
@@Jarl_egbert A side effect of being the melting pot of the world. One person may demand outrageous levels of customer support, and the other will get standoffish if you're too personable with them and don't leave them alone, and often these two extreme ends both walk in side by side through the front door at the same time.
@@Jarl_egbert "Working any retail job in a western country, is absolutely horrible"... I know it can be, but in my experience this is still a huge generalisation and exaggeration. In the end it mostly depends for what company you work and what type of product you have (and what type of customers you attract).
That Taito Tech/game maintenance guy, has such an interesting and cool job in my opinion. I love that he gets to work on game machines, while doing handy work and IT together. It's also great that he learned on the job and basically built himself up!
You'd be surprised how many company actually do that. I worked as a Tote Tech in a horse racing track and they basically just gave me a machine and told me, figure it out by yourself. Training was very basic, you learn by yourself.
IT jobs like this are a lot easier to pull off if you even have very minimal computer knowledge, mostly because a lot of what they figure out how to do is very easy googleable and a lot of higher ups who aren't tech savvy for some reason don't really know that. If you can do something as basic as build your own PC, you mind as well be a tech god to them.
@@queuedjar4578 Maybe in the realm of IT Operations (hardware). IT Software/cloud infrastructure is a much different beast. True story about the majority of C-level suite and typical upper middle management, outside of IT background. I've found that if you can automate a lot of what you do then it frees up *a lot of time*. I'm currently pursuing a second FT job in IT because of this, and my current job is 100% remote.
Seeing stuff like this gets me so amped up. Going to Japan for the first time in just over a month so going to places like this will be an absolute given!
Congrats on getting to go! I want to advise you to be sure to spend time looking at non-gaming/anime things while there as well. That's my only regret from the two weeks I spent there, I didn't really see much of that and it was a mistake.
I just got back from spending two weeks in Japan. My recommendation: Go nuts buying food. If you're coming from America, spending in Japan has never been better. It's a golden age for eating out in Japan, if you're an American tourist. Japan hasn't experienced any inflation during the pandemic, (in fact, they've had deflation in some sectors of their economy), while we've had runaway inflation, especially eating out. Plus, the JPY is falling against the USD. My wife and I went to a five star luxury restaurant on the 35th floor of a brand new hotel in the heart of Shinjuku, and the bill came out to 11,500 JPY. My jaw about hit the floor. That's a five star meal for less $75 for the two of us (Neither of us ordered alcohol, just as a disclaimer. Alcohol would have probably doubled the bill, as is typical in high-end restaurants). The same kind of meal would have cost us $180-200 in the US right now. Street food, like hole-in-the-wall Ramen shops, we stuffed ourselves for under 2,000 JPY total, or $12.75, or less than $6.50 a person. And of course, you got the usual staples of baked goods from 7-11, and vending machines selling drinks for 100 JPY... or _65_ _cents_ . In the US, the vending machine near my office charges $2.25 for a bottle of coke. Just stunning. However, electronics and goods that are sold internationally (e.g., watches, clothing, and jewelry), they're priced basically the same as the US. That hasn't changed. There are other domestic goods and services that are similarly super cheap, by contemporary American standards. So keep an eye out for bargains. And pig out, my friend.
@@ManabiLT I definitely wouldn't want to miss the Japanese wilderness, though you'd very much need a guide as the further you get from cities the less foreigner friendly things get.
“Ask the staff for advice on how to win.” Yep, this is a thing here. A buddy of mine has a sizable collection of plush toys etc from ‘UFO-catcher’/crane games. I asked him how he manages to win so often, and he told me the secret was (perseverance and) asking the staff for help. Apparently they’ll even move an item to another location in the box, so it’s easier to get.
These are fun - I've been studying Japanese for a while now and listening to people just talk is good for my ears :D It's good practice. I go to Japan this Nov and I'm looking forward to spending time in one of these Arcades!
I wholeheartedly agree! The creators have truly raised the bar with this series, showcasing exceptional character development and storytelling. I can't wait to see what new adventures lie ahead in future episodes. Here's to many more incredible moments to come! Cheers to the amazing journey ahead!
I agree! The authenticity and simplicity of the series is what sets it apart from other content. It's a true breath of fresh air and I hope it continues to inspire and uplift viewers for a long time to come.
It truly was one of the best things about visiting Japan. They'll do their best to help you even if they don't understand a word of English and you don't understand any Japanese and usually they'll succeed. If they can't, they'll find someone else who can help you. Basically they won't give up until you've been helped properly.
Yeah, but as someone who has worked retail, i couldnt imagine going through all that bs to please customers. I guess its different in Japan though, the customers seem alot more respectful to the staff than in western countries.
The timing of this video is really sentimental for me, as it’s almost the one-year anniversary of my trip to Japan. While in Osaka, I visited Super Potato, hoping to find a copy of Tokyo Extreme Racer Zero for PS2. I was greeted by an incredibly polite employee. After googling the game on my phone, I checked with him and learned it was out of stock. Feeling a bit disappointed, I continued browsing the store. About ten minutes later, the same employee came back with several games similar to Tokyo Extreme Racer Zero, without me even asking. It was an incredible moment of excellent customer service and a kind gesture that truly enhanced my experience at the store. I ended up bringing home Auto Modellista, which I now have framed. Thank you, Paolo, for the amazing content you produce.
yeah, that is also why the suicide rates are one of the highest. Don't glorify ethics you don't know shit about, ffs. Japan is also right now in one of their lowest when it comes to economic growth since the 1980's. Hell, they even entered in a technical recession and lost their spot of being the worlds third biggest economy to germany. The first question that came to my mind when I started watching the video is, I hope she is married at that age and has kids. But ofc it is Japan, everyone struggles to get by. An advanced society in many aspects (also many downsides), yet a dying one, because no one can afford shit.
WOW! They sure like their games in Japan. Look at all the amazing games Japan gave us..Sonic being one! That blew my mind back in the day as it was sooooo fast!
As an Arcade fan, this looks like a paradise to me. Thanks for including us viewers for your tour inside of this gaming center, Paolo! PS: Anime figures under Sousou no Frieren are really that popular in Japan huh. It does put a smile on my face
i really enjoy these. i lived in tokyo 25 years ago and it's interesting how much game centers have changed. when i was there it was mostly simulations (flight simulator, train simulator, driving) and action (first person shooters). my favorite was the Yamanote sen simulator. that was really difficult but a lot of fun.
Paolo From Tokyo, I always love your “A day in the life of’ videos because they are so much fun to watch and I learn a lot from them! Please don’t stop making these videos!
So cool seeing the repairman working on Pong! Have it at one of our local arcades and it’s one of my favorites. Very unique gaming experience bridging the past to the present. Thanks for this vid and all of the amazing work you and Maiko do! 🙌
WOAH! I lived in Takadanobaba when I studied abroad in Japan an few years back and this was the Game Center I went to all the time! So crazy seeing it here, I actually went back last year, wonder if I bumped into Mai 😅
It's nice to see that they do so much for customers.Hoping to see next day in life more.Thanks for always bringing unique videos and also thank you for your hardwork.😊
Hopefully when I go to Japan in 2026 I'll go to that game centre and see Mai and the rest of the staff and machines. Hoping to make every lasting memories when I go for the first time. I've been wanting to go since 2011 so all being well I'll go and discover my favourite country
I love TAITO stations!!! They're the best chain in Tokyo by far!! This video was great! (If anyone reading this is in Takadanobaba, you've also gotta check out Mikado!)
What I love about the Japanese crane games is that they aren't rigged. When I visited Japan, my friend and I spent a reasonable amount of money and won a reasonable amount of prizes. We had a blast and always stopped at one of the arcades before turning in for the day. The have a really good point about making games fun enough that you still win but they are still able to make money. I don't even give crane games the light of day here in the US because of how rigged they are. When you know you have essentially zero chance to win anything it's easy to dismiss the game altogether.
That and in the US arcades have almost ZERO customer service and the employees are usually potheads who dont give af. Paolo has shown that for TAITO they take their jobs very seriously and a very customer focused and thats how they stay strong as a company
If you venture into the busier, tourist areas, the machines tend to be quite difficult to win at, and no level of skill is going to help you. Whether it's claws that will always release, crane arms that are too weak to move items, or adhesive/rubber pads to stop prizes from sliding, there are a multitude of tricks these arcades can use to maximize profits. Luckily, if you ever see something you really want in one of these places, all you have to do is go to another franchise location away from the majority of tourists. and your odds increase immensely. This particular Taito arcade shown in Takadanobaba, while near the train station, is likely more fair than the neighbouring Shinjuku and Ikebukuro arcades, as they have more incentive to attract people away from the busier areas.
@@MrNicholas7 The ones my friend and I went to most were in Akihabara. We did a rough calculation of our spoils vs how much we paid and we made out better than if we bought the figures directly. Interestingly enough, the Taito stations were not the best ones imo. I personally did better at the one arcade above the Don Quijote.
@@MrNicholas7 last dec i was in tokyo and there was crane game merch from the usada pekora concert and there was this big pekomon (not pokemon) plushie with a hole in the middle so you can put your arm through it i saw someone attempt to get the pekomon in an arcade in chiba, then left to play PIU (like DDR, but 5 pads) after my credit was done that person was still there that same night i stumbled upon that exact same thing in a shop somewhere in akihabara and bought it for 3500 yen (also crane games in akihabara holding that same thing is mostly 200 yen per game and for some, 500 yen for 3 games -- the one i went to in chiba was 100 yen per game)
I found out about your channel through the TH-cam recommendation. To be honest, I really like each video. 👌🏼 And on the days I have free, I watch at least 3 videos, it has become my favorite channel in a short time. Keep it up bro.👏🏼👏🏼 greetings from Mexico🇲🇽
I absolutely adore japanese arcades, the games where they dispense cards of different rarities and foiling is exciting and the fact that you can build your 'team' and use these cards make it all the more enjoyable. To the guy who handles the medal games, I hope everyone doing their job can be as joyful as him. I was very moved.
What's weird is this type of job would be looked down on here in the UK, but honestly - I'd be so happy having any of those jobs 🤣 Brilliant episode Paolo, thanks!
love this. We have an arcade like this in the states called Round 1. makes me appreciate it even more now. I also love watching these videos becuase they make me want to be a better worker when i go to my job
Round 1 is actually a Japanese company that expanded to the US. In Japan, their game centers are a mix of sports center and arcade and you pay a fixed fee, depending on how long you're there. So, it's usually a good deal. The arcade games are mostly older, though. But I love it!
That's awesome! Thanks for sharing. I'll be visiting Japan in a few months and can't wait to see a game center for myself. It's a dream of mine to get one of my arcade games into an arcade in Japan.
It's fascinating how Japan has kept arcades alive. There's very few arcades in other countries that are this well maintained these days...and the ones that are only have a handful of machines. Heck the last arcade I went to 3 years ago in my area had a tekken cabinet with only 1 functioning button and no joystick. Rest of the machines were just scam claw games.
There's been a bit of an arcade renaissance in larger cities in the US, but they're largely old arcade machines set to freeplay and charge a single, high entry fee. (But no time limits, so you can easily get your money's worth.) But it's not all old ones, I watched a video from one arcade on TH-cam recently where they built a custom Street Fighter cabinet with an Xbox One inside, which was pretty cool. There's nothing like that Taito arcade here anymore, though, probably not anywhere other than Japan.
@@ManabiLT It is strange when I hear of the arcades dying across the US for a time and recently coming back because the arcades that I frequented even as a kid never died. Namely Funworld and Funspot in NH as well as the coastal arcades. It does make me happy that arcades seem to be coming back with major francises like Dave and Busters and Round 1 popping up all over the place.
Maybe this would be hard, but maybe a "day in the life of a train technician"? Like the people maintaining the trains? Im a train technician in Europe and id love to see how it the job looks like in Japan!
Mai and her friend are very beautiful, seems like a fun place to work with a very nice crew. I was in Kagoshima once playing pachinko and an employee opened the glass door of the game and dropped some balls into the right places so I would win. Was pretty fun, had a bucket full of the balls and I got some prizes, but I didn’t know where to go to cash them in.
Love this video. It's great working in an environment that encourages fun! The one thing that stood out to me was Mai left work around 6pm and stayed out till midnight, thats nuts!
There is a crane game arcade opening up at the end of the month near me in the States and this video got me even more excited 😍. I can’t wait to play some of the games - looks so fun.
@@jacqueline-fc8wb he definitely meant dressed. In my country mangement would never do the handy work let alone dress like staff... they feel too high and mighty for that sort of thing
Man this was a great video. There's always something so charming about seeing blue collar workers getting things done behind the scenes. Especially from nations they aren't from. Subbed for more.
brother she don't look 40! She looks younger! Always nice to watch an insight on different people's daily life and what goes on in their life + their work =)
Oh, good memories. During my stay in Japan, I played some games here and won a 40cm Disney licensed chipmunk plush from a claw machine, after spending 4000 Yen (which is more than fair). As soon as I took this plushie out of the machine, a worker appeared out of nowhere and held a plastic bag open for me to put it in. This was an experience to remember, not only because this was the first time ever I won at a claw machine.
This video was a pure nostalgia for me. So many cool and innovative game designs these days! I miss having arcades in the states, they are all but gone now. 😢
I wish this work ethic was as good here in Australia. It doesn't matter what your job it, it's nice to have pride in your work, do your best and to be polite to customers. Just not the same here.
This is just so amazing ! Japan is just so beyond different than the US. It’s so cool to see how their mornings are and how the employees start the day. I’m sure here in the us, even corporate places don’t have a well organized morning meeting like they have.
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Paolo, did you win any prizes?
Can older girl?
i appreciate your work!! hope you and your family are doing great!! best wishes!
I hope this series never ends… it’s the best day in the life videos on TH-cam hands down 👌🏽👌🏽👌🏽
You can say that again
It's cosy and I fall in love with the day in the life's of the different Japanese female professionals
Paolo is definitely the OG. Now there's so many similar content popping up by local TH-camrs and I can tell they tried to emulate Paolo's style.
@@playmakersmusic I know he’s the OG I’ve been following him since his third or fourth day in the life and it’s been the best and yeah I have seen that too but they don’t even come anywhere near his style or popularity. He’ll always be number 1 when it comes to this series.
Same
That male worker at the cup collection center who said he loved customer service put a smile on my face just by speaking so passionately. I could tell he really loves his job! I hope he sees this and feels proud of his skills!
True, he makes me become motivated to work hard at my job too :)
I was thinking the same thing, he looks happy... but I kinda felt sad for him when he said 10 years.
@Abe_ForTheWin he is probably making good money, and with him, there 10 years its probably his dream job.
I felt the same way! So heartwarming!
@@Abe_ForTheWin You shouldn't. The thing about loving your work is that you'll never feel like doing it is a chore. He seems really happy and satisfied in his work.
"A Day in the Life..." and "Behind the Counter..." have to be two of the best series on YT and all on one channel. You're content is gold, Paolo. 🔥🔥
When I lived in Japan, a member of staff saw me struggling on one of the UFO catchers so she would "shuffle" the item closer to the edge for me and give me tips of where to hit it. I got so many items thanks to her support.
Every Day in the Life video is always so interesting! It always brings wonder of how the video is going to be.
Glad you enjoy it!
I wholeheartedly agree! The creators have truly raised the bar with this series, showcasing exceptional character development and storytelling. I can't wait to see what new adventures lie ahead in future episodes. Here's to many more incredible moments to come! Cheers to the amazing journey ahead! Can't wait to see where the characters will go next and how their stories will unfold. Exciting times ahead for sure!
This guy has a foot fetish and he will probably do something weird and get arrested for it.
This is so interesting I work at a game centre in Australia and I love seeing the similarities and differences
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Paolo: "Any tips on how to win?"
Mai: "Use lots of money, that's the key"
What a true businesswoman she is 😄
hah yeah,.. like 'well the games are rigged, so if you want the prize you just have to spend like 10x what the prize is worth and you'll eventually get it.'
@@sonicase or you go to akihabara/nakano broadway to buy it at a higher price but it's already opened
From what I've experienced, they would check how much you've spent before making the UFO catchers insanely easy
Every staff is expert crane game operator too. 😅
she was talking about medal games, and even if you win the jackpot for medal games, the medals still cannot be redeemed with cash or prizes, and arcade games outside the medal game area run on 100 yen coins (not medals), so... welp
Hey Paolo! This was my game center! I used to be a manager at the Burger King across the street when I lived there and would go there often! Nice to see Takadanobaba again!
Wow cool! What’s your life story? Can you speak Japanese?
@@somefishhere im interested to know aswell
@@somefishhere I’m from the US, but lived in the Philippines from 8-18 years old. Moved back to the US and I had aspirations to be an animator. I wanted to study in Japan as I specifically wanted to do hand drawn animation. Went to Sendagaya Japanese School that’s just around the corner from the station in Takadanobaba and am JLPT N2 level fluent in Japanese after 2 years. Found out later on that since I’m foreign I would have to pay the entire tuition for animation school up front which means I would have had to get a loan at that point. As much as I wanted to do this, I wasn’t going to take on that much debt to do so. If I had been able to pay in installments it probably would have worked out but 🤷♂️. So spent a very fun 2 years there (kinda like an extended gap year) and then went back home to the US and work here now. While I don’t use Japanese for work now, it certainly makes a resume stand out haha
I worked at the Burger King there while I was there and was able to move up to shift manager (took the Serv Safe classes in Japanese lol). When I was there, we were actually the number 1 Burger King in the country for cleanliness, speed and adherence to different food standards which is pretty cool ☺️
Spent many hours (and money) playing groove coaster at the Taito in the Big Box there haha
@@McKenna2233 I posted a reply to @somefish above!
@@nathanfuchs1998 that is amazing. It is crazy how people can live multiple lives in just a couple decades. Keep up the good videography work!
A friend of mine shared this video with me, and it's really places like this that make me want to go visit Japan and just be a kid again for just one day.
I hope everyone who is working there is doing well. Technician guy keep taking care of those games till I get there!
Paulo, I can't commend you enough with the amount of effort and time you put into the 'day in the life' vlogs.
Awesome series of video return! Sadly arcade industry died in USA long time ago and just glad that Japan has it up and running. Thanks for another awesome video, have a great weekend Paolo!
Not really. Round 1 is starting to pop up a lot of places. Japanese style arcade with all these machines, much fun with a bowling alley also. My daughter asks to go every week.
Depending on where you’re located, the West side of the US is really picking up the Japanese arcade games.
@@aaliyahrandom Yeah, there are several arcade's along the west coast in the major cities.
Interesting that the west coast is importing alot of japanese arcades and not the east coast. Makes sense though. Vast majority of the japanese population in the US is out west and the trade routes go west.
@@aceboogie7832 the work ethics is a major difference though, i can tell you from experience since i was a supervisor at round1 so its a lot harder to manage, went through 4 General Managers in 2 years
BIG THANKS FOR THIS!! 30 year arcade tech/collector/manager myself(Chuck E Cheese, Namco, Gameworks, Dave and Busters, etc), but playing in arcades for 45 years. One thing I love about seeing Japanese arcades is how pristine and pretty everything looks. Very pale, and also colorful, but the lighting in the place makes a huge difference. The thing I love about American arcades is the dark gritty with black light and day glow and crazy carpet designs.
while carpets are nice they are bad to maintain :) a carpet can look really bad rather fast... so its way better to have tiles/vinyl or a poured flooring... cause its easy to clean and it doesnt gather dirt
@@luxaly9510 Yeah, the lights are the color and luminosity they are at American arcades if they're carpeted because that stains so easily and shows. I loved arcades when I was younger/in my teens. I still do, but aren't able to frequent nearly as much. What's interesting about arcade clientele in TYO vs America is that in TYO you see basically every type of demographic at one, whereas here it's fairly uniform. The gaming culture runs deep in TYO and it shows. I went to a gaming center I think in Shinjuku and there was a smoking section that had the horse racing game. It literally looked like a quarter-horse betting pit with dudes smoking cigarettes in the seats. Definitely didn't expect that but was pretty cool. I also remember that card war game and thought that was interesting. This was about 10 years ago, so probably no smoking any longer, but I prefer the lighting and atmosphere at TYO gaming centers rather than the dark/broody or almost carnival like experience at American gaming centers. I understand the appeal for both, though. They're just different is all.
@@luxaly9510 yeah carpet is just a horrible material.
I know this is your most popular series but it’s for good reason, they’re so good. also I love how you follow them even at night to the darts bar and just chill 😅
When a humble Japanese person says ‘ I think I’m good’ you better believe it!!
"I'm not very good" = I'm average
"I'm okay" = I'm pretty good
"I think I'm good" = I'm literally the number one player
Got my ass absolutely blasted by an older guy in a suit at an arcade in Tokyo (Street Fighter). Pretty sure I didn't even touch the guy once. Played a couple rounds, stood up, we gave each other a nod, and I walked away in shame. These people don't mess around with their gaming.
Bro I’d drag my balls through a mile of broken glass just to hear this manager in Japan fart through a walkie talkie
This seems like such a fun place to work at and the crew look really chill. Great coworkers. I could 100% see a sitcom being produced about these folks.
When it comes to customer service Japan is undoubtedly number 1 in the world. Even in game center customers can ask staff for advices on how to win or even getting help from them if you get stuck. This one is great.
Ichiban!
i buy from japan alot on ebay and even sellers on there are quick to thank you for purchase and 9/10 times inform you about the shipping step by step.
lol, you're assuming the customer is also Japanese, If you're a foreigner I assure you it's often a very different experience.
That's mostly because the consumers are undoubtedly number 1 too.
This has to got to be my favorite video from this series due to a couple of reasons:
- I go to this exact game center pretty often since my school is at Takadanobaba
- I’m addicted to crane games and I agree, ask the staff for advice or help to shift the prizes and they will generally do so. Some even ask if you need instructions in English, if they can do so!
- I learned something new: that they do have sales targets to reach, at least for the managers. My experiences have ranged from staff helping with crane games from easy mode to no help at all, since I thought that it doesn’t affect their salaries whether someone wins or not. Insightful!
Appreciate the constant great quality videos!
please daily life in Automobile Engineer 🙏🙏🙏
These ladies seem like such nice team leaders to work alongside! Really love to see such a good team with everyone playing their role effectively!
I love the civility and teamwork of Japan. Takes such little effort to collaborate and treat the customer well.
Omotenashi
Sure, when the customers are also japanese. Working any retail job in a western country, is absolutely horrible.
@@Jarl_egbert A side effect of being the melting pot of the world. One person may demand outrageous levels of customer support, and the other will get standoffish if you're too personable with them and don't leave them alone, and often these two extreme ends both walk in side by side through the front door at the same time.
@@queuedjar4578 Do you think every person who looks the same acts the same? Not every white woman is a Karen.
@@Jarl_egbert "Working any retail job in a western country, is absolutely horrible"... I know it can be, but in my experience this is still a huge generalisation and exaggeration. In the end it mostly depends for what company you work and what type of product you have (and what type of customers you attract).
That Taito Tech/game maintenance guy, has such an interesting and cool job in my opinion. I love that he gets to work on game machines, while doing handy work and IT together. It's also great that he learned on the job and basically built himself up!
That was similar to my experience working for Round1 in the US. Fixing games was the most informative and rewarding job in the arcade.
You'd be surprised how many company actually do that. I worked as a Tote Tech in a horse racing track and they basically just gave me a machine and told me, figure it out by yourself. Training was very basic, you learn by yourself.
IT jobs like this are a lot easier to pull off if you even have very minimal computer knowledge, mostly because a lot of what they figure out how to do is very easy googleable and a lot of higher ups who aren't tech savvy for some reason don't really know that. If you can do something as basic as build your own PC, you mind as well be a tech god to them.
@@queuedjar4578 Maybe in the realm of IT Operations (hardware). IT Software/cloud infrastructure is a much different beast. True story about the majority of C-level suite and typical upper middle management, outside of IT background.
I've found that if you can automate a lot of what you do then it frees up *a lot of time*. I'm currently pursuing a second FT job in IT because of this, and my current job is 100% remote.
Seeing stuff like this gets me so amped up. Going to Japan for the first time in just over a month so going to places like this will be an absolute given!
Congrats on getting to go! I want to advise you to be sure to spend time looking at non-gaming/anime things while there as well. That's my only regret from the two weeks I spent there, I didn't really see much of that and it was a mistake.
I just got back from spending two weeks in Japan. My recommendation: Go nuts buying food. If you're coming from America, spending in Japan has never been better. It's a golden age for eating out in Japan, if you're an American tourist. Japan hasn't experienced any inflation during the pandemic, (in fact, they've had deflation in some sectors of their economy), while we've had runaway inflation, especially eating out. Plus, the JPY is falling against the USD.
My wife and I went to a five star luxury restaurant on the 35th floor of a brand new hotel in the heart of Shinjuku, and the bill came out to 11,500 JPY. My jaw about hit the floor. That's a five star meal for less $75 for the two of us (Neither of us ordered alcohol, just as a disclaimer. Alcohol would have probably doubled the bill, as is typical in high-end restaurants). The same kind of meal would have cost us $180-200 in the US right now.
Street food, like hole-in-the-wall Ramen shops, we stuffed ourselves for under 2,000 JPY total, or $12.75, or less than $6.50 a person. And of course, you got the usual staples of baked goods from 7-11, and vending machines selling drinks for 100 JPY... or _65_ _cents_ . In the US, the vending machine near my office charges $2.25 for a bottle of coke. Just stunning.
However, electronics and goods that are sold internationally (e.g., watches, clothing, and jewelry), they're priced basically the same as the US. That hasn't changed. There are other domestic goods and services that are similarly super cheap, by contemporary American standards. So keep an eye out for bargains. And pig out, my friend.
You’re gay
And lame.
@@ManabiLT I definitely wouldn't want to miss the Japanese wilderness, though you'd very much need a guide as the further you get from cities the less foreigner friendly things get.
“Ask the staff for advice on how to win.” Yep, this is a thing here. A buddy of mine has a sizable collection of plush toys etc from ‘UFO-catcher’/crane games. I asked him how he manages to win so often, and he told me the secret was (perseverance and) asking the staff for help. Apparently they’ll even move an item to another location in the box, so it’s easier to get.
Yup, the staff at the Round 1 arcades in the states are encouraged to do similar, and they leave a picture on the machine to give a hint.
@@kurisu7885 Round One! (There’s one in the neighborhood.)
Fun place. 😃
that is genuinely so sweet and nice.
_Never_ underestimate the power of a well-timed "sumimasen."
@@TheTubePoweredOne そのとおり。😆
I can’t tell you how much I love your channel. This is one of the purest, most enjoyable channels on TH-cam. Thank you
These are fun - I've been studying Japanese for a while now and listening to people just talk is good for my ears :D It's good practice. I go to Japan this Nov and I'm looking forward to spending time in one of these Arcades!
Japan never fails to amaze me. I hope I get the opportunity to visit the country someday.
Yeah I would love to go.the birthplace of nintendo❤
Japanese hospitality/customer service is the most precious element in the universe.
I wholeheartedly agree! The creators have truly raised the bar with this series, showcasing exceptional character development and storytelling. I can't wait to see what new adventures lie ahead in future episodes. Here's to many more incredible moments to come! Cheers to the amazing journey ahead!
I agree! The authenticity and simplicity of the series is what sets it apart from other content. It's a true breath of fresh air and I hope it continues to inspire and uplift viewers for a long time to come.
yea the Japanese worker's rights and work culture is so precious ☠️☠️♻️
It truly was one of the best things about visiting Japan. They'll do their best to help you even if they don't understand a word of English and you don't understand any Japanese and usually they'll succeed. If they can't, they'll find someone else who can help you. Basically they won't give up until you've been helped properly.
Yeah, but as someone who has worked retail, i couldnt imagine going through all that bs to please customers. I guess its different in Japan though, the customers seem alot more respectful to the staff than in western countries.
ive been watching these videos for a very long time. i hope you never end this series. it is lovely to see how people across the world live.
Paolo.. That repair tech guy would make a killing re-refurbishing old games here in the states. So many games and so little time.
The timing of this video is really sentimental for me, as it’s almost the one-year anniversary of my trip to Japan. While in Osaka, I visited Super Potato, hoping to find a copy of Tokyo Extreme Racer Zero for PS2. I was greeted by an incredibly polite employee. After googling the game on my phone, I checked with him and learned it was out of stock. Feeling a bit disappointed, I continued browsing the store.
About ten minutes later, the same employee came back with several games similar to Tokyo Extreme Racer Zero, without me even asking. It was an incredible moment of excellent customer service and a kind gesture that truly enhanced my experience at the store.
I ended up bringing home Auto Modellista, which I now have framed. Thank you, Paolo, for the amazing content you produce.
The moving around of machines to better attract customers was very cool to learn about. Continued success on this most excellent series!
Always love a “Day in the life of” segments.
not “Daily Dose of”.?
@@drystick-dy1ub No, _not_ "Daily Dose of" because "Daily Dose" is not in the title. Read the video title.
@@sammiller6631 daddy, from the bottom of my heart , I really really beg you to chill 🙏 honey plzzz 🙏 😢
I just love the work ethic in Japan. No matter what the job is, they work as it's the most important job in the world.
yeah, that is also why the suicide rates are one of the highest. Don't glorify ethics you don't know shit about, ffs. Japan is also right now in one of their lowest when it comes to economic growth since the 1980's. Hell, they even entered in a technical recession and lost their spot of being the worlds third biggest economy to germany. The first question that came to my mind when I started watching the video is, I hope she is married at that age and has kids. But ofc it is Japan, everyone struggles to get by. An advanced society in many aspects (also many downsides), yet a dying one, because no one can afford shit.
A mindset that should be applied and standardized around the world.
The fact that I'd trust game center manager over US Presidents to run USA show how high their work standards are vs here lol.
this is pretty fu*king sad actually.
Every job is important. The covid bullshit should have taught you that.
WOW! They sure like their games in Japan. Look at all the amazing games Japan gave us..Sonic being one! That blew my mind back in the day as it was sooooo fast!
As an Arcade fan, this looks like a paradise to me. Thanks for including us viewers for your tour inside of this gaming center, Paolo!
PS: Anime figures under Sousou no Frieren are really that popular in Japan huh. It does put a smile on my face
Any time!
@@PaolofromTOKYOthnx for bringing us this series plz don't ever stop doing this series all the way from Zimbabwe
I wish there was a game center like this in my downtown 🤯 id spend the entire day there 😊
i really enjoy these. i lived in tokyo 25 years ago and it's interesting how much game centers have changed. when i was there it was mostly simulations (flight simulator, train simulator, driving) and action (first person shooters). my favorite was the Yamanote sen simulator. that was really difficult but a lot of fun.
Respect, this woman takes pride in her job and does it very well.
So nice, clean and polite people.
Love Japan from Finland. ❤
The politeness is because of societal pressures
@@cdnsilverdaddy doesn't seem like a bad thing
@@tonyelectionfraud669 No not at all. It all depends on how you see it. This is a positive thing. I agree with you.
@@konactopus5418 if you like to be a brainless robot slave is a good thing indeed
How’s Finland? I’m interested in going there one day
The best TH-cam channel ever!
Thank u for your amazing content
If I ever get to visit Japan, I'm definitely hitting up Taito Game Center!
Paolo From Tokyo, I always love your “A day in the life of’ videos because they are so much fun to watch and I learn a lot from them! Please don’t stop making these videos!
So cool seeing the repairman working on Pong! Have it at one of our local arcades and it’s one of my favorites. Very unique gaming experience bridging the past to the present. Thanks for this vid and all of the amazing work you and Maiko do! 🙌
WOAH! I lived in Takadanobaba when I studied abroad in Japan an few years back and this was the Game Center I went to all the time! So crazy seeing it here, I actually went back last year, wonder if I bumped into Mai 😅
Awesome video as always. I hope next time you can do about a day in the life of a theme park worker and zookeeper. Thank you for the great content.
It's nice to see that they do so much for customers.Hoping to see next day in life more.Thanks for always bringing unique videos and also thank you for your hardwork.😊
my most favorite series on youtube. love the videos
She's 40? She looks amazing!
I thought the exact same thing but wasn't gonna say it 😄
my guy...
Japanese women generally age well
Welcome to Asian Women
@@tom11zz884 Until a point, after that they look 90 🤣
面白かった。余裕のある大人って感じですね店長
Hopefully when I go to Japan in 2026 I'll go to that game centre and see Mai and the rest of the staff and machines. Hoping to make every lasting memories when I go for the first time. I've been wanting to go since 2011 so all being well I'll go and discover my favourite country
I love TAITO stations!!! They're the best chain in Tokyo by far!! This video was great! (If anyone reading this is in Takadanobaba, you've also gotta check out Mikado!)
Definitely better than Gigo(formerly Sega)
What I love about the Japanese crane games is that they aren't rigged. When I visited Japan, my friend and I spent a reasonable amount of money and won a reasonable amount of prizes. We had a blast and always stopped at one of the arcades before turning in for the day. The have a really good point about making games fun enough that you still win but they are still able to make money. I don't even give crane games the light of day here in the US because of how rigged they are. When you know you have essentially zero chance to win anything it's easy to dismiss the game altogether.
That and in the US arcades have almost ZERO customer service and the employees are usually potheads who dont give af.
Paolo has shown that for TAITO they take their jobs very seriously and a very customer focused and thats how they stay strong as a company
If you venture into the busier, tourist areas, the machines tend to be quite difficult to win at, and no level of skill is going to help you. Whether it's claws that will always release, crane arms that are too weak to move items, or adhesive/rubber pads to stop prizes from sliding, there are a multitude of tricks these arcades can use to maximize profits. Luckily, if you ever see something you really want in one of these places, all you have to do is go to another franchise location away from the majority of tourists. and your odds increase immensely. This particular Taito arcade shown in Takadanobaba, while near the train station, is likely more fair than the neighbouring Shinjuku and Ikebukuro arcades, as they have more incentive to attract people away from the busier areas.
@@MrNicholas7 The ones my friend and I went to most were in Akihabara. We did a rough calculation of our spoils vs how much we paid and we made out better than if we bought the figures directly. Interestingly enough, the Taito stations were not the best ones imo. I personally did better at the one arcade above the Don Quijote.
They are rigged, the claws get tighter as you play. You get lucky at the start on some machines but the claws are loose when you start.
@@MrNicholas7 last dec i was in tokyo and there was crane game merch from the usada pekora concert and there was this big pekomon (not pokemon) plushie with a hole in the middle so you can put your arm through it
i saw someone attempt to get the pekomon in an arcade in chiba, then left to play PIU (like DDR, but 5 pads)
after my credit was done that person was still there
that same night i stumbled upon that exact same thing in a shop somewhere in akihabara and bought it for 3500 yen (also crane games in akihabara holding that same thing is mostly 200 yen per game and for some, 500 yen for 3 games -- the one i went to in chiba was 100 yen per game)
I found out about your channel through the TH-cam recommendation. To be honest, I really like each video. 👌🏼 And on the days I have free, I watch at least 3 videos, it has become my favorite channel in a short time. Keep it up bro.👏🏼👏🏼 greetings from Mexico🇲🇽
I absolutely adore japanese arcades, the games where they dispense cards of different rarities and foiling is exciting and the fact that you can build your 'team' and use these cards make it all the more enjoyable. To the guy who handles the medal games, I hope everyone doing their job can be as joyful as him. I was very moved.
Oh I been dying to see a day of life of a Japanese game center. Thank You.
They have those in all of Asia. Sadly there no longer as popular in US as much.
What's weird is this type of job would be looked down on here in the UK, but honestly - I'd be so happy having any of those jobs 🤣 Brilliant episode Paolo, thanks!
love this. We have an arcade like this in the states called Round 1. makes me appreciate it even more now. I also love watching these videos becuase they make me want to be a better worker when i go to my job
Round 1 is actually a Japanese company that expanded to the US. In Japan, their game centers are a mix of sports center and arcade and you pay a fixed fee, depending on how long you're there. So, it's usually a good deal. The arcade games are mostly older, though. But I love it!
Man that dude on the dance game was killing it, what an absolute unit. I couldn't do that, that's for sure.
if you spent as much time on that dance game, I'm sure you could do that.
@@sammiller6631 True! Be good exercise too.
Especially in jeans
That's looks pretty awesome working at the Japanese Arcade Entertainment center. Thanks for Sharing Paolo.☺️☺️☺️👍👍😎😎
That's awesome! Thanks for sharing. I'll be visiting Japan in a few months and can't wait to see a game center for myself. It's a dream of mine to get one of my arcade games into an arcade in Japan.
It's fascinating how Japan has kept arcades alive. There's very few arcades in other countries that are this well maintained these days...and the ones that are only have a handful of machines.
Heck the last arcade I went to 3 years ago in my area had a tekken cabinet with only 1 functioning button and no joystick. Rest of the machines were just scam claw games.
There's been a bit of an arcade renaissance in larger cities in the US, but they're largely old arcade machines set to freeplay and charge a single, high entry fee. (But no time limits, so you can easily get your money's worth.) But it's not all old ones, I watched a video from one arcade on TH-cam recently where they built a custom Street Fighter cabinet with an Xbox One inside, which was pretty cool.
There's nothing like that Taito arcade here anymore, though, probably not anywhere other than Japan.
@@ManabiLT
It is strange when I hear of the arcades dying across the US for a time and recently coming back because the arcades that I frequented even as a kid never died. Namely Funworld and Funspot in NH as well as the coastal arcades. It does make me happy that arcades seem to be coming back with major francises like Dave and Busters and Round 1 popping up all over the place.
Thanks, Paolo and Mai! I love the series
I am always impressed on how clean the streets look,awesome series
Thank you for entertainment. You increase happiness in my life.
Maybe this would be hard, but maybe a "day in the life of a train technician"? Like the people maintaining the trains? Im a train technician in Europe and id love to see how it the job looks like in Japan!
I hope someday you have time to cover a day in the life of a professional volleyball player, japans volleyball national team is awesome.
マイさんの性格が明るくて笑顔までも凄くフレンドリーです！気に入った😅
Thank you Paolo for another great video. I absolutely love the Day in the life series.
That card game is DOPE! Wonder if something like that would ever take off here in the States. Thanks for another fun behind the scenes!
This is definitely your best series. I really enjoy watching the day in the life stuff.
Mai and her friend are very beautiful, seems like a fun place to work with a very nice crew. I was in Kagoshima once playing pachinko and an employee opened the glass door of the game and dropped some balls into the right places so I would win. Was pretty fun, had a bucket full of the balls and I got some prizes, but I didn’t know where to go to cash them in.
There is usually a place across the street or next door. Look for the TUC sign.
Love this video. It's great working in an environment that encourages fun! The one thing that stood out to me was Mai left work around 6pm and stayed out till midnight, thats nuts!
1:25 She says おじさまと猫 which is "A Man & His Cat" which is a different series then what the subtitles has My Roommate is a Cat (同居人はひざ、時々、頭のうえ)
Both are good series, and while similar have different emphases.
I get so excited when a new one of these pops up. Very interesting to see into the lives of other people.
Love this kind of content. Amazing insight of daily life and not just a travel destinations like other channels.
Paolo fromTOKYO, I liked this video because it's awesome!
Have been following Paolo for the longest time! He's my door to Japan and how they live. Another banger!! 🔥
There is a crane game arcade opening up at the end of the month near me in the States and this video got me even more excited 😍. I can’t wait to play some of the games - looks so fun.
I like how management is dressed just like the rest of the staff. I like that.
I want to give you a "thumbs up" but I am not sure you mean "stress or dress"?😊
@@jacqueline-fc8wb he definitely meant dressed. In my country mangement would never do the handy work let alone dress like staff... they feel too high and mighty for that sort of thing
@@Hanible mine as well
@@jacqueline-fc8wb thank you I do talk to text and yeah thanks for letting me know
great video as always. Thanks for making it!
So well put together, they have a great work ethic, and so organised.
I love this series, here within 15 minutes! 🎉🎉🎉 😊
Mai's lovely! What a great video.
@sethusk Mai's hot, cute japanese elderly woman.
Man this was a great video.
There's always something so charming about seeing blue collar workers getting things done behind the scenes. Especially from nations they aren't from. Subbed for more.
Love these videos! They are definitely the highlight to my day. Thank you!!
wow if this is the highlight of your day then you must have a really shitty days
Frieren saves the day again 😄
Totally
lol, the popularity of the anime, and the attractivity of the goodies play a lot.
i have pincer in my country, all no name stuff ...nope sorry.
Your videos are relaxing. I loved watching it after school. More videos about Japan, your supporter here from the Philippines.
Mai is so cute and such a hard worker ^^
brother she don't look 40! She looks younger! Always nice to watch an insight on different people's daily life and what goes on in their life + their work =)
Love how Japanese are so polite ❤️
I'm sure they have a mix of people like everywhere else.
They have to or get fired
Oh, good memories. During my stay in Japan, I played some games here and won a 40cm Disney licensed chipmunk plush from a claw machine, after spending 4000 Yen (which is more than fair). As soon as I took this plushie out of the machine, a worker appeared out of nowhere and held a plastic bag open for me to put it in. This was an experience to remember, not only because this was the first time ever I won at a claw machine.
Taito Station's are always a fun time and a must go to when you visit Japan!
Your best series. Another banger.
This was oddly melancholy even though on the surface it was very upbeat and positive.
This video was a pure nostalgia for me. So many cool and innovative game designs these days! I miss having arcades in the states, they are all but gone now. 😢
I wish this work ethic was as good here in Australia. It doesn't matter what your job it, it's nice to have pride in your work, do your best and to be polite to customers. Just not the same here.
It’s because the Japanese live in a homogenous society
This was so fun to watch!
This is just so amazing ! Japan is just so beyond different than the US. It’s so cool to see how their mornings are and how the employees start the day. I’m sure here in the us, even corporate places don’t have a well organized morning meeting like they have.
Yay!!! Day in the Life Videos!
that card based game is so cool
Day in the life videos are the best! Japanese people are so polite and love their jobs