An orgy of the senses. This is one small corner of a gigantic amusement and game shop in Nishinomiya. These places are the size of a Costco sometimes, and they are always packed. Imagine, a Chuck E. Cheese for adults if you will. Middle-aged men and women alike sit for hours in front of glowing children's games trying to win prizes like 'a hello kitty doll.' The volume level is deafening, and the customers look like drones. I saw one man sitting with a his child passed-out asleep on one leg, and a bucket with probably two hundred little tokens on the other; his glazed eyes and fixed jaw were joyless but steadyc creepy. I seriously don't get it yet, but I think it has something to do with the strict anti-pornography and drug laws here. Escapism takes different form in different cultures. In America we have a million television channels - in Japan they have a million flashing lights. Two heads of the same coin maybe. Either way, I think the world would benefit from more books, less paved roads, and better grips with reality.