Japan Amusement

The amusement industry of Japan is making full use of high technique from animation to pachinko, and is proud it's high quality games. Although it got worse for a while recently, security in Japan is top level in the world. For this reason, young and old can be out all night, and can amuse themselves. The following various information introduced the amusement, such as historical and modern entertainment in Japan:
Hot Springs
Being a volcanic country, Japan has thousands of onsen, or hot springs. Visiting a hot spring is one of the most popular leisure activities of the Japanese. People bathe together in large bath houses with separate facilities provided for men and women, although there are a few places where mixed bathing is possible. Some places also have rotemburo, or open-air bath. Swimsuits are normally not worn in either the indoor or out door baths. Various hot springs have particular curative effects for chronic diseases such as rheumatism, neuralgia, etc, or for promoting health in general.

Sumo

Sumo is the national sport of Japan, in which two wrestlers wearing only the traditional mawashi (belt) fight in a ring 4.55 meters in diameter. About is won when a wrestler either throws down his opponent or pushes him out of the ring. Most bouts last only around 10 seconds. The top ranked wrestlers are called yokozuna, or grand champions During the seasonal sumo tournaments, bouts between lower ranking wrestlers take place from early morning and the day ends with yokozuna matches sometime after 17:30.

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 Movie theaters
Movie theaters are concentrated in urban areas, and sometimes there are several cinemas in one building. Tickets are quite expensive, normally costing ￥1，800 for an adult. Many overseas movies are shown several months after their original release, usually in their original language with Japanese subtitles, and some animated movies are dubbed into Japanese.

Karaoke
Karaoke, in which people sing along to a recorded accompaniment, is a popular pastime in Japan. Karaoke machines can now be connected to computer networks, offering a much wider variety of songs including some English titles as well.

Horse racing and pachinko
Horse racing is the officially approved form of gambling most widely enjoyed in Japan. The majority of race organized by the Japan Racing Association are held on Saturdays or Sundays. Pachinko is a type of pinball game in which players try to propel small silver balls into slots. If you hit the jackpot the machine discharges a large number of balls, which can be exchanged for prizes such as cigarettes, etc.