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Our visit to Round 1 Stadium Sennichimae was completely spontaneous. I Googled activities near our hotel, and found Round 1, which seemed like something the kids would enjoy.
Oddly enough, we passed by it a few nights prior and had no idea what a cool place it was!
The first couple of floors are crane games, and then another floor is an arcade, but what we went there for was the Spo-cha. For a flat fee (it was 2890 yen pp for 3 hours when we went; student discounts were available, but they needed to see a valid school ID, which we did not have with us; there is also "free-time" where you have unlimited hours until 6am), you have access to multi-levels of activities - bowling, roller skating, archery, soccer, batting cages, an arcade, karaoke rooms, go-karts, darts, table tennis, and so much more!
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Note: Kids ages 16 to 18 can visit until 10pm as long as accompanied by a parent or guardian. If under 16 with no parent or guardian, they are not allowed after 7pm.
In the arcade in the Spo-cha (which is different from the arcade on the second level), you don't pay anything additional. All the games are included!
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The price of the admission alone was worth the unlimited arcade play, in my opinion.
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For several activities (table tennis, karaoke, etc.) there are time limits if people are waiting (you can set a physical timer which will beep).
The only negative at Round 1 had nothing to do with the place itself, but is reflective of why Japan (like many other places around the world) have a disdain for tourists . . . an entitled adult tourist cut in front of us at Bubble Soccer and joined the group that was playing ahead of us by just forcing his way onto the field. He wouldn't get off the field when the timer went off indicating it was our turn, and proceeded to act obnoxious - swearing, jumping on one of the bubbles when my kid was in it, etc. - I nearly had to track down an employee to get assistance! Thankfully he left (although in a tantrum).
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Despite that, there were no issues.
It wasn't very crowded while we were there.
Although there are several other Round 1 locations in Japan, from what I read, they do not have as many activities as this location (some in our family went to one in Odaiba, and the number of activities were very limited).
You must exit before your 3 hours are up, otherwise you will be charged an extra fee.
Upon exiting, we each got a ticket for a free play on a crane game.
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Round 1 was so much fun for the entire family - we wished that we had more time at Round 1!
1 Chome-3-1 Namba
Chuo Ward, Osaka, 542-0076, Japan
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