Location profile #2 ~ Crown Pachinko

The "Crown Game Parlor" is featured in both the anime and manga and it serves as a base of operations for the inner Senshi. In reality known as "Crown Pachinko", this game arcade stood in Tokyo, Azabu prefecture until it closed it doors in the late 90's - early 00's. This is the place where Usagi cements most of her friendships, bringing the new senshi here as a form of ice-breaker.

Crown Pachinko was not actually an arcade in the traditional sense portayed in the Sailor Moon series. Pachinko is a game that does not require alot of input from the player; it is a mixture between a slot machine and a pinball-type game. The player only controls the speed at which balls enter the game making it rather boring for somebody of Usagi's age group and vibrant attitude. However the facade of the shop is bright and attractive, so Naoko Takeuchi used it and transformed the building into the gaming arcade that would attract girls of Usagi's age.

It is however Minako which first penetrates the male orientated world of the gaming arcade, arriving with style in the Sailor V manga and immediately gaining high scores and displaying her lightening reflexes. This paves the way for Usagi and the others.

Very close to Crown Pachinko is a jewellery shop known as "Jewel A". This is the real-life parallel of the "Osa-P" jewellery shop owned by Naru Osaka's mother.