Also, most of those places ALSO have slot machines that take 25c size tokens. I lived their for three years, and must have about 100 different tokens in my collection.

Most resturants, bars, even department stores have various machines that are just different styles of slot machines that return anything from toys for the kids to more adult prizes for the older folks.

Gambling in Japan, plop yourself anywhere in Japan, trow a ball in any direction and if it hits a building, either they have gambling there, next door to it, or across the street.

What you will not find is any card games, roulette or the more "tradionional" style of the American casino.

John