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Sega World Tomioka


Location: 福島県双葉郡富岡町大字本岡字新夜ノ森531-3, Japan
Opened: 1995
Closed: 2011-03-11

Sega World Tomioka (セガワールド富岡) was a former Japanese Sega World venue. Opened in 1995 and built by Higashi Nihon Daiwa^[1], the game center was one of several opened by Sega in Fukushima. In March 2011, the building was among many abandoned in the wake of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster. After nearly a decade of being abandoned, it was finally demolished in 2020.

History

Beginning in the late 1980s and growing considerably during the 1990s, Sega's amusement operations division had undertaken numerous openings of new, family-friendly game centers in Japan, most frequently under the suburban chain of Sega World venues^[2]. Opened sometime in 1995 and built by Higashi Nihon Daiwa^[1], Sega World Tomioka was one of hundreds of similar arcades across the country. It subsequently survived Sega's late 1990s/early 2000s restructuring, in which over 200 of the company's then-800+ venues in Japan were closed^[3]. Sometime before mid-2006, the game center's exterior was repainted.

Due to the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster, Sega World Tomioka was forcibly closed on March 11, 2011. The closure was intended to be temporary with plans to repair it from the hit of the earthquake, however the arcade never reopened after the accident^[4]. The building was initially placed within the Red Zone after the resultant radiation; it remained standing with all its machines intact, eventually gaining notoriety among dark tourism explorers. Its grounds were featured in several video shoots by popular YouTube personalities^[5], mainstream news coverage by the Daily Mail^[6], and the second episode of 2018 Netflix series Dark Tourism^[7].

In November 2020, it was revealed that Sega World Tomioka was finally in the process of being demolished^[8], following years of structural decline and the gradual lifting of restrictions by the Japanese government on the surrounding areas. As of December 2020, the former site of the venue is now a vacant lot^[9].

Branding

Name	Branding	Date
Sega World Tomioka (セガワールド富岡)	Sega World	1995
Closed		2011-03-11

Gallery

Bird's eye view of the venue.
The view on August 22, 2011 after the disaster.
The view on the 23rd May, 2016.
The dismantling in November 2020.
Alternate view of dismantling.

External links

2011 sega.jp homepage (archived)
2019 tour of abandoned venue

References

↑ ^1.0 ^1.1 https://surfsidesports-nssc.com/about/ (Wayback Machine: 2020-10-22 14:21)
↑ https://blog.goo.ne.jp/lemon6868/e/c05a21f4c655a617cf9ce433e0651744 (Wayback Machine: 2021-05-07 02:05)
↑ File:AnnualReport1999 English.pdf, page 14
↑ http://location.sega.jp/loc_web/sw_tomioka.html (Wayback Machine: 2011-07-12 14:37)
↑ https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82ymuhVBStQ
↑ https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6751071/Inside-Fukushimas-red-zone-Abandoned-SEGA-arcade-covered-radioactive-dust.html (Wayback Machine: 2019-03-03 06:22)
↑ https://www.netflix.com/title/80189791 (Wayback Machine: 2020-02-23 18:50)
↑ @y_niki on Twitter (Wayback Machine: 2020-11-26 13:04)
↑ https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B021'35.6%22N+141%C2%B000'37.1%22E/@37.3599346,141.0099858,3a,75y,91.99h,90t

Sega World venues in Japan
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Closed
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-'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (セガワールド 富岡) was a former Japanese [[Sega World (Japan)|Sega World]] venue. Opened in 1995 and built by Higashi Nihon Daiwa,{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20201022142132/https://surfsidesports-nssc.com/about/}} the game center was one of several opened by [[Sega]] in Fukushima. In March 2011, the building was among many abandoned in the wake of the [[wikipedia:Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster]]. After nearly a decade of being abandoned, it was finally demolished in 2020.
+'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (セガワールド 富岡) was a former Japanese [[Sega World (Japan)|Sega World]] venue. Opened in 1995 and built by Higashi Nihon Daiwa{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20201022142132/https://surfsidesports-nssc.com/about/}}, the game center was one of several opened by [[Sega]] in Fukushima. In March 2011, the building was among many abandoned in the wake of the [[wikipedia:Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster]]. After nearly a decade of being abandoned, it was finally demolished in 2020.
 ==History==
 [[file:SegaWorld Japan Tomioka 2016-05-23.jpg|thumb|right]]
-Beginning in the late 1980s and growing considerably during the 1990s, [[Sega]]'s amusement operations division had undertaken numerous openings of new, family-friendly game centers in Japan, most frequently under the suburban chain of [[Sega World (Japan)|Sega World]] venues.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210507020538/https://blog.goo.ne.jp/lemon6868/e/c05a21f4c655a617cf9ce433e0651744}} Opened sometime in 1995 and built by Higashi Nihon Daiwa,{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20201022142132/https://surfsidesports-nssc.com/about/}} Sega World Tomoika was one of hundreds of similar arcades across the country. It subsequently survived Sega's late 1990s/early 2000s restructuring, in which over 200 of the company's then-800+ venues in Japan were closed.{{fileref|AnnualReport1999 English.pdf|page=14}} Sometime before mid-2006, the game center's exterior was repainted.
+Beginning in the late 1980s and growing considerably during the 1990s, [[Sega]]'s amusement operations division had undertaken numerous openings of new, family-friendly game centers in Japan, most frequently under the suburban chain of [[Sega World (Japan)|Sega World]] venues{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20210507020538/https://blog.goo.ne.jp/lemon6868/e/c05a21f4c655a617cf9ce433e0651744}}. Opened sometime in 1995 and built by Higashi Nihon Daiwa{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20201022142132/https://surfsidesports-nssc.com/about/}}, Sega World Tomioka was one of hundreds of similar arcades across the country. It subsequently survived Sega's late 1990s/early 2000s restructuring, in which over 200 of the company's then-800+ venues in Japan were closed{{fileref|AnnualReport1999 English.pdf|page=14}}. Sometime before mid-2006, the game center's exterior was repainted.
-Due to the [[wikipedia:Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster]], Sega World Tomoika was forcibly closed on March 11, 2011. Although originally, the closure was temporary with plans to repair it from the hit of the earthquake but the arcade never reopened after the accident.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20110712143734/http://location.sega.jp/loc_web/sw_tomioka.html}} The building was initially placed within the Red Zone after the resultant radiation; it remained standing with all its machines intact, eventually gaining notoriety among [[wikipedia:Dark tourism|dark tourism]] explorers. Its grounds were featured in several video shoots by popular [[wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]] personalities,{{ref|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82ymuhVBStQ}} mainstream news coverage by the [[wikipedia:Daily Mail|Daily Mail]],{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20190303062225/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6751071/Inside-Fukushimas-red-zone-Abandoned-SEGA-arcade-covered-radioactive-dust.html}} and the second episode of 2018 [[wikipedia:Netflix|Netflix]] series ''[[wikipedia:Dark Tourism (TV series)|Dark Tourism]]''.{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200223185025/https://www.netflix.com/title/80189791}}
+Due to the [[wikipedia:Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster|Fukushima Daiichi nuclear disaster]], Sega World Tomioka was forcibly closed on March 11, 2011. The closure was intended to be temporary with plans to repair it from the hit of the earthquake, however the arcade never reopened after the accident{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20110712143734/http://location.sega.jp/loc_web/sw_tomioka.html}}. The building was initially placed within the Red Zone after the resultant radiation; it remained standing with all its machines intact, eventually gaining notoriety among [[wikipedia:Dark tourism|dark tourism]] explorers. Its grounds were featured in several video shoots by popular [[wikipedia:YouTube|YouTube]] personalities{{ref|1=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=82ymuhVBStQ}}, mainstream news coverage by the [[wikipedia:Daily Mail|Daily Mail]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20190303062225/https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-6751071/Inside-Fukushimas-red-zone-Abandoned-SEGA-arcade-covered-radioactive-dust.html}}, and the second episode of 2018 [[wikipedia:Netflix|Netflix]] series ''[[wikipedia:Dark Tourism (TV series)|Dark Tourism]]''{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20200223185025/https://www.netflix.com/title/80189791}}.
-In November 2020, it was revealed that Sega World Tomoika was finally in the process of being demolished,{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20201126130426/https://twitter.com/y_niki/status/1331946766485262336}} following years of structural decline and the gradual lifting of restrictions by the Japanese government on the surrounding areas. As of December 2020, the former site of the venue is now a vacant lot.{{ref|https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B021'35.6%22N+141%C2%B000'37.1%22E/@37.3599346,141.0099858,3a,75y,91.99h,90t}}
+In November 2020, it was revealed that Sega World Tomioka was finally in the process of being demolished{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/20201126130426/https://twitter.com/y_niki/status/1331946766485262336}}, following years of structural decline and the gradual lifting of restrictions by the Japanese government on the surrounding areas. As of December 2020, the former site of the venue is now a vacant lot{{ref|https://www.google.com/maps/place/37%C2%B021'35.6%22N+141%C2%B000'37.1%22E/@37.3599346,141.0099858,3a,75y,91.99h,90t}}.
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