It looks like a “crane game machine” has been set up at “Lawson Nishinomiya Kitaguchi-cho” near ACTA along the Shako-kita Line.
(Information provided by Iroha @ Nishitsu sp and Mini-san)
Here it is↓
There’s a sign out front saying Crane games inside!…! A crane game at a convenience store? For real? 😳
When you go inside…
There it is! A crane game machine!!
It looks like the prizes include Pokémon mini pouches, maybe?, and Kirby plush straps.
It seems you can play for 100 yen per play 😃
(The photo above is not from a Lawson in Nishinomiya City)
Apparently, crane game machines have started being installed at Lawson stores across Japan. As of the end of July this year, they were in 623 stores nationwide, and the plan is to expand to 1,000 stores by 2025.
“Taito,” the company providing the crane game machines, apparently started this initiative in April this year so people can enjoy them while shopping, even in areas without nearby amusement facilities 😄
Lawson Nishinomiya Kitaguchi-cho is here on the map↓
The address is 3-5 Kitaguchi-cho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
Lastly
By the way, it sounds like a crane game machine was also recently installed at “Lawson Nishinomiya Takasucho 1-chome”! Nishinomiya doesn’t have many game arcades, so it would be nice to see more Lawson stores adding these in the future 😊
Iroha @ Nishitsu sp and Mini-san, thank you for the tip!!
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