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Adores Sunshine Game Center in Ikebukuro Closes After 4 Decades

The official website of Wide Leisure's Adores Sunshine game center in Ikebukuro announced on October 14 that it will close "due to various circumstances" after 40 years. The center's last business day will be on January 18, 2026. The nearby Adores Wako store and Adores Shibuya game center will continue to operate.

The game center is a three-minute walk from the JR Ikebukuro station's east exit, and is located in the former Cinema Sunshine building.

The occupancy rate of many arcades in Japan had been declining due to closures from the effects of COVID-19. The Sega Akihabara #2 arcade in Tokyo closed in August 2020. Sega then permanently closed its Sega Ikebukuro GiGO arcade in Tokyo in September 2021 after 28 years.

The GiGO (formerly Sega) Akihabara #4 closed in September 2022, and has since been replaced with Bandai Namco Amusement's Namco Akihabara arcade in March 2023. However, Genda GiGO Entertainment opened the former Sega Akihabara #2 arcade under the new name GiGO Akihabara #2 in April 2023.

GiGO Akihabara #1 (formerly Sega's flagship arcade) recently closed on August 31 after the facility's lease contract expired. Matahari Entertainment plans to open an amusement facility in the building.

Source: Adores Sunshine game center's website via Hachima Kikō