# UUENNICHI AT APITA IWAKURA

**Source:** Pinball News Website  
**Type:** article  
**Published:** 2016-10-30  
**Beat:** Pinball

**URL:** https://www.pinballnews.com/site/2016/10/30/uuennichi-at-apita-iwakura

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## Analysis

Travel blog post documenting a visit to Uuennichi @ Apita Iwakura, a small game center near Nagoya, Japan in June 2016. The location features four classic pinball machines from the early 1990s (Terminator 2, Hurricane, Creature from the Black Lagoon, World Cup Soccer) plus video games. The author notes this was a newly opened pinball location in the Nagoya area.

### Key Claims

- [HIGH] Uuennichi @ Apita Iwakura is one of the new pinball locations near Nagoya city this year (2016) — _Direct statement in article body describing the location_
- [HIGH] The game centre is quite small with four pinball machines — _Author's observation: 'Since the game centre is quite small, it is easy to spot the four pinball games.'_
- [MEDIUM] Hurricane is a fun game — _Author's subjective impression after first encounter with the machine_

### Notable Quotes

> "It was amazing since this was my first time seeing the Hurricane game. Although I could not get the high score on it, I still felt it is a very fun game."
> — **Blog author**, Not specified
> _Personal reflection on experience with classic 1991 Williams game_

### Entities

| Name | Type | Context |
|------|------|---------|
| Uuennichi @ Apita Iwakura | location | Game center in Iwakura, Aichi Prefecture, Japan; features four pinball machines; opened in 2016 |
| Mr. Takeda | person | Friend of the blog author who drove them to the location |
| Terminator 2: Judgment Day | game | Williams 1991 pinball machine at the location |
| Hurricane | game | Williams 1991 pinball machine; author's first encounter with this title |
| Creature from the Black Lagoon | game | Bally 1992 pinball machine at the location |
| World Cup Soccer | game | Bally 1994 pinball machine at the location |
| Nagoya | location | City in Japan where the author traveled; Iwakura is nearby |
| Iwakura | location | City in Aichi Prefecture, Japan; home to Uuennichi game center; 5 minute walk from train station |

### Topics

- **Primary:** Location scouting and travel, Classic pinball machines from early 1990s, Game centers in Japan
- **Secondary:** New pinball venue openings

### Sentiment

**Positive** (0.75) — Author expresses enthusiasm about discovering a new location and having a positive experience with the games, particularly Hurricane. Tone is friendly and appreciative of the venue and friend's assistance.

### Signals

- **[event_signal]** New pinball location opening in Nagoya area during 2016; indicates ongoing establishment of pinball venues in Japanese cities (confidence: high) — Explicitly stated: 'one of the new pinball locations near Nagoya city this year'

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## Transcript

Date:
25th June, 2016

Location:
2nd Floor, 1-25 asahimachi, Aichi Prefecture, Iwakura-Shi, Japan

After staying in the Osaka city for three days, I continued my trip to Nagoya city.

In the morning of my first day, my good friend Mr. Takeda drove me to my first pinball location in the city.

![On the road towards Nagoya ](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/uuennichi/5.jpg)

On the road towards Nagoya

It took around half-an-hour to reach this pinball location – Uuennichi @ Apita Iwakura shop, which is one of the new pinball locations near Nagoya city this year.

![Uuennichi @ Apita Iwakura](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/uuennichi/1.jpg)

Uuennichi @ Apita Iwakura

Since the game centre is quite small, it is easy to spot the four pinball games.

 Terminator 2: Judgment Day (Williams, 1991)
 Hurricane (Williams, 1991)
 Creature from the Black Lagoon (Bally, 1992)
 World Cup Soccer (Bally, 1994)

![The four pinballs](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/uuennichi/2.jpg)

The four pinballs

It was amazing since this was my first time seeing the Hurricane game. Although I could not get the high score on it, I still felt it is a very fun game.

![Hurricane](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/uuennichi/3.jpg)

Hurricane

Other than the four pinballs, the Uuennichi game centre has also other video games for teenagers.

![Other games at the Uuennichi game centre](https://www.pinballnews.com/site/wp-content/uploads/sites/uuennichi/4.jpg)

Other games at the Uuennichi game centre

Here’s some additional information about Uuennichi game centre:

 Transportation: a 5 minute walk from the Iwakura train station

 Business hours: 9am – 9pm

_(Acquisition: raw_text, Enrichment: v1)_

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