You buy a number of steel balls that you insert into the machines. The objective is to shoot the balls to the top, let them fall through many embedded steel pins, and skillfully open up little levered mouths that swallow up the falling balls. Swallowed balls yield more steel balls that can be redeemed for prizes and sometimes cash. Many people spend their leisure hours playing pachinko. Some serious addicts make their living playing Pachinko.
Japan is a fascinating country with a long history.
Although Japan is smaller in land mass than California, many provinces and regions distinguish themselves with different customs and dialects. October or May are the best months to travel. With cold winters and humid summers, Japan has a climate similar to the Eastern U.S., except for the monsoon rains in June and July. The country was so named by someone who standing in China looking East toward the rising sun. The Chinese characters used for writing Japan went through two oral transformations.