The Force is with Pachinko

Marketing Pachinko using "the force." This company has licensed the Star Wars theme to promote their line of Pachinko Machines. What Lucas films and other Hollywood factions do, is sell their rights to market their creative concepts to other companies. This company created a collection of Pachinko Machines with Star Wars themes. When a Pachinko Parlor purchases or leases the machines, they get these display materials as part of the package (flag banners, display board and mannequin).

The web site (below) continues the marketing approach but it also carries a complete timeline of the Star Wars franchise, the Pachinko machines they are promoting, different aspects of making the Star Wars films and it even includes a detailed genealogical map of how all the Star Wars characters are interelated. Quite an impressive effort, as Darth Vader would say. It's entirely in Japanese but it is a fun visit. The only thing lacking in the display is the Darth Vader Mannequin. As Luke Skywalker would have said, as he did when he first saw the Millenium Falcon, "what a piece of junk!"

The mannequin is beckoning the passerby to come in ane experience the force of Pachinko.

Star Wars Pachinko Japan

Pachinko Attraction?

KYOEI man stands in front of a pachinko parlor in Gintengai Mall in the heart of Matsuyama. Pachinko is mind numbing to say the least. The places are extremely loud and will overload your senses if you happen to step inside.

This statue has been in front of this pachinko parlor for a long time. Fortunately it is no longer there.

Flickr photo from 2005

Window Shopping - Matsuyama Style

Munich style food, which is different than traditional German cooking.


A popular treat Omanju Wiki


Entrance to a local Pachinko Parlor


Signs outside the parlor enticing visitors to enter.


Is Pachinko more exciting than being chased by a prehistoric dinosaur?

Outside a Pachinko parlor. Pachinko is a game that I cannot understand but then I am not Japanese. It seems like an addictive game to those who play it often. Pachinko looks to be a mind numbing escape. I get a headache just looking at them play this. This Pachinko parlor is in Matsuyama.