Warehouse Kawasaki was a five-story amusement facility in Kawasaki, Japan under Geo Corporation's Anata no Warehouse (あなたのウェアハウス, lit. 'Your 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 described as being a "gloriously authentic-looking cyberpunk dystopia".[2] 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 groups Keyakizaka46 ("Gomen ne Christmas")[5][6] and Yumemiru Adolescence ("20xx").
The facility closed on 17 November 2019.[2]
References
- ^ "あなたのウェアハウス". warehousenet.jp. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ a b c "Farewell to Warehouse Kawasaki: Japan's Cyber Kowloon Walled City". frontlinejp.net. 13 November 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "Making of Kowloon Walled City". archive.md. 2010. Archived from the original on 15 May 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "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. 5 February 2018. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "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". Iza. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 24 November 2019.
- ^ "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. 15 October 2019. Retrieved 20 January 2020.
Further reading
- Grossman, David (27 May 2016). "This Arcade Brings the Kowloon Walled City Back to Life". Popular Mechanics. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- Ryall, Julian (1 October 2013). "Arcade brings Kowloon Walled City back from the dead ... in Japan". South China Morning Post. Retrieved 15 November 2019.
- CK, Johann (13 November 2019). "Farewell to Warehouse Kawasaki: Japan's Cyber Kowloon Walled City". Frontline Gaming Japan. Retrieved 6 May 2020.
External links
- Anata no Warehouse official website (in Japanese)
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