Warehouse Kawasaki
Warehouse Kawasaki was a five-story amusement facility in Kawasaki, Japan under Geo Corporation's Anata no Warehouse brand of themed amusement facilities and parks.[1] It was designed to look worn down and like the former Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong, with the design handled by now-defunct Japanese design company Hoshino-Gumi, with props imported directly from Hong Kong.[2] [3] It was located a ten-minute walk from Kawasaki station.
The facility featured retro games in addition to modern ones,[4] and was also a common locale for both amateur and professional photo and video shoots, such as music videos for idol group Keyakizaka46 song "Gomen ne Christmas"[5][6] and music group Wednesday Campanella song "Ikkyu-san" [7]
The facility closed on 17 November 2019,[8] [9] with some sources reporting that it was due to a dispute over rent with the landlord, and that there are currently no plans for a reopening at another venue.[10]
References
- "あなたのウェアハウス". warehousenet.jp. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- "Farewell to Warehouse Kawasaki: Japan's Cyber Kowloon Walled City". frontlinejp.net. November 13, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- "Making of Kowloon Walled City". archive.md. 2010. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- "川崎にそびえ立つ電脳九龍城「アミューズメントパーク ウェアハウス川崎店」". igcc.jp. February 5, 2018. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- "川崎の「電脳九龍城砦」が閉店へ 欅坂もMV撮影、廃墟風のゲームセンター". twitter.com. October 15, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- "欅坂46『ごめんね クリスマス』MV撮影地、川崎九龍城こと「ウェアハウス川崎店」が閉店". keyakizaka46news.com. October 15, 2019. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- "WEDNESDAY CAMPANELLA - Ikkyu-san". youtube.com. January 18, 2017. Retrieved 2020-01-20.
- "Twitter ウェアハウス川崎 電脳九龍城砦". twitter.com. October 15, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- "Farewell to Warehouse Kawasaki: Japan's Cyber Kowloon Walled City". frontlinejp.net. November 13, 2019. Retrieved 2019-11-24.
- "Twitter @2senen". twitter.com. October 15, 2019. Retrieved 2020-05-06.
Further reading
- Grossman, David (May 27, 2016). "This Arcade Brings the Kowloon Walled City Back to Life". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- Ryall, Julian (October 1, 2013). "Arcade brings Kowloon Walled City back from the dead … in Japan". South China Morning Post. Retrieved November 15, 2019.
- CK, Johann (November 13, 2019). "Farewell to Warehouse Kawasaki: Japan's Cyber Kowloon Walled City". Frontline Gaming Japan. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
External links
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- Anata no Warehouse official website (in Japanese)