SILK HAT AKIBA
SILK HAT Akihabara has a specific place in the area’s arcade history: the operator presents it as the continuation of a site that has hosted games since 1992.
A change of operator, not a timeless map label
Matahari’s announcement says the store opened as SILK HAT on 22 November 2025 after taking over operations. It identifies 1-10-9 Sotokanda and describes nine floors, from basement level through the eighth floor. The announcement also traces the site to Sega Shintoku in 1992. Those facts explain why older names and photographs may differ from a recent listing.
Make the history useful
An editorial planning rule is to match an old recommendation to its street address and date before transferring it to the new name. A machine reported under an earlier operator cannot be assumed to have survived a reopening. The inherited OSM title is kept as source evidence; this article adds the operator’s account without rewriting the map record.
Sources: Matahari: SILK HAT Akihabara opening announcement · © OpenStreetMap contributors · Selected/reformatted by GIZUMO
Before a game-specific visit
Use the linked operator page and the exact branch name to check the game, version and current floor. Ask about an individual cabinet if that is the reason for your trip. This review does not verify cabinet condition, queues, prices or same-day operation. The operator announcement is a historical and branch-identity source, not an inventory guarantee.
Source-linked comparison facts
- Published venue context
- Operator-documented multi-floor arcade reopening
- Useful next check
- Branch history and current game-specific information
Editorial sources, scope and rights
The English reading guide and its stated sources only. Original source dates, rights, identity limitations and live-status fields remain separate.
Original GIZUMO editorial text and limited factual paraphrase. Linked reference pages retain their own rights; the source-data licence below does not license their text or images. No source photographs, film stills, scans or maps are reproduced.
- © OpenStreetMap contributors · Selected/reformatted by GIZUMO
Identity and factual fields in the preserved dated source record; no new live-status verification
- Matahari: SILK HAT Akihabara opening announcement
Opening date, location, floor scope and operator account of site history
Preserved source record and metadata
Name in OSM: シルクハット秋葉原 English title supplied by the source. Coordinates: 35.6987113, 139.7710243 Last OSM object edit: 2025-12-09T16:44:32Z This is a dated database reference. An OSM edit timestamp does not establish that a venue was checked or is open. Current names, operations, installed machines and hours need independent verification. Historical labels are retained. © OpenStreetMap contributors. ODbL 1.0. GIZUMO selected and reformatted the metadata; mapper names and IDs, images and maps are excluded. Any published derivative dataset must retain ODbL attribution and applicable share-alike/download obligations.
- game Title
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- operator
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- cabinet Status
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- last Confirmed At
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- coordinates
- 35.6987113, 139.7710243
- source Edited
- 2025-12-09T16:44:32Z
- address
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© OpenStreetMap contributors · Selected/reformatted by GIZUMO
Open Database License (ODbL) 1.0 · © OpenStreetMap contributors