Location: 愛知県半田市白山町5丁目214-18 (Hakusan, Handa)
Report date: April 2012, updated October 2015

Having brought us reports from Nagoya later in the year, John - our roving reporter - looks back to the last location he visited in an earlier visit to the city of Nagoya in Japan.

In April 2012, my wife and I visited the city of Nagoya in Japan during the Easter holidays.

Sakura (Cherry blossom) in April

The final pinball location we visited was K's Pit restaurant. 

K's Pit restaurant

This is a 1950s American diner-style restaurant, which is located in a residential area of Hakusan Town (白山町) in the city of Handa (半田市).

When we arrived at the Narawa station (成岩駅), it was around 5:30pm and it was becoming dark.  However, we still needed a 15-minute walk along a road before we arrived at the restaurant. You can imagine how scary it was on the way to the restaurant.

Inside K's Pit restaurant

An American-style diner has to have a pinball

There was a Jack•Bot pinball inside the restaurant. The working condition of the pinball was very good, but unfortunately, the dot matrix display was only about 30% visible. So, I had no idea about my scores, and all I could do was to try my best to play the machine. 

 
The restaurant's Jack•Bot machine

The Jack•Bot had a clean working playfield

Unfortunately the display did not work

The bar was a very relaxing place for drinks and meals. We ordered a jar of beer, noodles and fried rice.

An all-American meal

Surprisingly, my wife did not push me to go this time because she also enjoyed staying there.

Inside the restaurant

We finally left the restaurant at 8pm.

The next day we took an early flight back to Hong Kong as a full stop to our journey.

Here is some additional information about K's Pit:

• Address: 愛知県半田市白山町5丁目214-18
  
  
• Transportation: By Meitetsu (名鉄) train from Nagoya station to Nakawa station (成岩駅) takes 40 minutes, plus another 15-minute walk from the station.

Narawa station

• Website: www.kspit.com
  
  
• Comments: The food and drinks were delicious. However, the machine's dot matrix display was only ~30% visible.

Update - October 2015

The only changes since my last visit to K’s Pit restaurant in April 2012 are:

Business hours have been changed to midday to midnight (closed on Tuesday).

The new opening hours

The current game is Star Wars (Data East, 1992). The central ramp did not always work and obviously it was lacking regular maintenance. Anyway, it was still payable.

The Star Wars game

The ramp shot did not always work

Things which have remained unchanged include:

• Decoration & atmosphere - it is very enjoyable to have dinner while listening to the music in the restaurant.

• Friendly staff. 
  
  
• Cold beer & delicious food - it costs 1,200 yen ($10/€9/£6.50) for a set meal with two drinks.

The American-style atmosphere

Delicious food and drink

K’s Pit is my recommended pinball location near Nagoya city.

© Pinball News 2015