Tokyo Revealed

[Paul]

I was watching the travel channel tonight and a show called "Tokyo Revealed" was on. I figured they would mention Pachinko so I watched it for a while. Anyway, about 40 minutes into the show, they did a segment about Pachinko. It showed a bunch of the modern Pachinkos. I have never been there so it was pretty cool to see what those places are like in video rather than in the still pics I have seen around. They showed a guy cash in close to 2000 balls and then take the tokens he got from the Pachinko parlor around back to a place that in what looked like an ATM machine. Well, there was a human on the other side of it rather than a machine, who took the tokens and gave the man his cash.
So, if you have the travel channel be sure to check it out. I am sure they repeat the shows.
Paul

[arbycoffee]

Cool Beaners
Merry Christmas & a great New Year!

[RKnarr01]

yea they run repeats ive watched it about 10 times

[azlew]

It is on here in about 30 minutes. I think I will record it on the DVR. Thanks for letting us know about it.

[RKnarr01]

i think ill watch it again!

[slotter]

Darn, just missed it. Did a search on the DVR and it isn't coming up again, at least during the next 10 days. I'll keep a search going though, am sure it will show again soon!

Thanks! :lol:

[azlew]

Very very interesting show.

The Pachinko part is right at 3 minutes long and is a blast to watch. I have watched that part 5 times now and seeing all those new Pachinkos just makes me smile :-) :!:

I know one thing for sure....I would like one of those ball counters that guy used to get his barcode receipt with. Those gold tokens must be worth a little huh :wink: hehehe.... :!:

Thanks again Paul for pointing it out for us :!:

[arbycoffee]

I thought I saw Tulsa hiding behind a machine playing and winning many balls

[Paul]

Greg,
Did you happen to catch the tattoo part about 10 minutes before the Pachinko segment? You should head over to Tokyo and show that guy how it's really done :wink:

Paul

[arbycoffee]

They do things a very different way, a way with a lot of history.

Merry Christmas & a great New Year!

[azlew]

Yeah the show has a lot on it that I would like to see and experience. How about those little holes in a wall for the overnighters?
This show for sure goes into my library !

[RKnarr01]

yea them cubby type beds look like something in a sci fi movie or something i should build one in my bedroom

[Paul]

I'd like to get some of those for when my in-laws come to visit.
"I've prepared a nice place for you to sleep this week" :wink:

That would have them in a hotel the next day.
Paul

[Tulsa]

You married my wife's sister?

[arbycoffee]

she so pretty, I would eat her like icecream cone

[arbycoffee]

i meaned hersey kiss.

[ZeroZ]

tivo says its on again x-mas day.

[azlew]

tivo says its on again x-mas day.

My DVR says it's on whenever I want it to be. Infact it is now on a DVD-R for permanent retrieval :!: Great Stuff :!:

[Bilko44]

Got the timer set.
Thanks for the tip!

[azlew]

Ok Tulsa and David R. I have pm'd you ! I have converted the 3 minute Pachinko segment from this program to a mpeg file (30 megs) that is fully playable thru windows media player. Let me know how to get this to you so you can make available here. Or if you prefer anyone that wants it to view can pm me and I will send it to them.