―To overseas Sonic fans

In this page, I introduce the SEGA WORLD venues in Japan with the SONIC THE HEDGEHOG series characters. Now, SEGA Amusement Arcades are been removing their signboard with the Sonic’s illustrations and renewal to non-branded SEGA arcades or GiGO arcades.―

What’s a signboard with the Sonic the Hedgehog?

SEGA Amusement Arcade sign with Sonic and Tails (classic)
Statue of the Sonic the Hedgehog

In Japan, SEGA Amusement Arcades are over 100 venues (in 2022), but their operator SEGA ENTERTAINMENT Inc. was merged with GENDA Group (it’s mean “SEGA SAMMY Holdings withdraw from Amusement Arcade operating”) and change company name to GENDA GiGO Entertainment Inc. in January 2022. After all, SEGA branded venues are changed to GiGO branded venues from Mar, 2022 and signs with Sonic characters are abolished in the near future.
SEGA WORLD or other SEGA branded arcades have sign with Sonic the Hedgehog (sometimes with other characters from Sonic series), or interior with Sonic characters, and more, these are SEGA venue’s marks or symbols. This page will introduce those signs and interiors with photos. Please think this as a SEGA sign with Sonic the Hedgehog record page.
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SEGA WORLD Sanuma (Tome City, Miyagi Prefecture)

SEGA WORLD Sanuma exterior

Brand: SEGA WORLD
Logotype: SEGA WORLD (Old type)
Official webpage: https://tempo.gendagigo.jp/en/am/sanuma
Shop page: https://kamihate.net/arcade_db/venue_miyagi/sega_world_sanuma/
Access: Walk about 5 minutes from “MIYAKO Sanuma bus depot” (Japanese:ミヤコー佐沼営業所, Hepburn: Miyako-sanuma eigyosho) bus stop of Tome city bus from Semine station

SEGA WORLD Sanuma is a venue in Tome, Miyagi, branded the SEGA WORLD. There has basic-type sign of Sonic & Tails, you can see old type SEGA WORLD logo with classic Sonic and Tails. This sign type is being used at this venue only, and can feel atmosphere of SEGA 15 years ago.
Interior is SEGA standard type, doesn’t have Sonic characters illustrations.

SEGA WORLD logo with Classic Sonic & Tails signboard. Signboard on first example image is this one. Before 2020, SEGA WORLD Furukawa (Miyagi)[official web], before 2015, SEGA WORLD Midorigaoka (Shizuoka) had same type sign.
header image used to top page of this website.

SEGA Yonezawa (Yonezawa City, Yamagata Prefecture)

SEGA Yonezawa exterior

Brand: Unbranded (before renamed: SEGA WORLD)
Logotype: SEGA company logo
Official webpage: https://tempo.gendagigo.jp/en/am/yonezawa
Shop page: https://kamihate.net/arcade_db/venue_yamagata/sega_world_yonezawa/
Access: Walk about 10 minutes from Yonezawa station east exit.

SEGA Yonezawa is a venue in Yonezawa, Yamagata. Before changed shop name, called “SEGA WORLD Yonezawa” and there has big shop sign with Sonic’s illustration on outside of shop. Now, there has illustration on wall of inside of shop, Sonic and Tails are fly by prop plane.

Classic Sonic and Tails. This illustration is used for this shop only. Sonic is so cool pilot!? We can look rare illustration at here!
Inside of shop

SEGA WORLD Fukushima (Fukushima City, Fukushima Prefecture)

SEGA WORLD Fukushima exterior

Brand: SEGA WORLD
Logotype: SEGA WORLD (New type)
Official webpage: https://tempo.gendagigo.jp/en/am/fukushima
Shop page: https://kamihate.net/arcade_db/venue_fukushima/sega_world_fukushima/
Access: Walk about 5 minutes from “Motouchi” (Japanese:本内) bus stop of Fukushima Kotsu bus from Fukushima / Fujita / Kori station

SEGA WORLD Fukushima is a venue in Fukushima, branded the SEGA WORLD. There has a original type sign. “GAME Revolution!”… yes, SEGA’s game is the best in the UNiVERSE! lol
Interior is SEGA standard type, there is no Sonic characters illustration, but…

outside sign. Original designed sign and we can look this sign at here only. comments under the Sonic “love peace, music, people and Sonic the hedgehog.”
Illustration for Ponta points service campaign poster. Plush doll of Sonic in a claw crane machine.
SEGA original designed exchangers.

SEGA Hiwada (Koriyama City, Fukushima Prefecture)

exterior of shop

Brand: Unbranded (Before renamed: SEGA WORLD)
Logotype: SEGA company logo
Official webpage: https://tempo.gendagigo.jp/en/am/hiwada
Shop page: https://kamihate.net/arcade_db/venue_fukushima/sega_world_hiwada/
Access: Walk from 10 minutes from Hiwada station.

SEGA WORLD Hiwada is a venue in Koriyama, Fukushima. Before changed shop name, called “SEGA WORLD Hiwada” and sign with Sonic was erased. Now, front of shop is original style paint, and…!?

back of shop near emergency exit. There is Classic Sonic and Tails!! wall paint is old style and you can look first this point from Hiwada sta.
Wall on side of shop has SEGASONIC THE HEDGEHOG logotype. this side has older paint.

Interior is SEGA standard type and some point has Sonic illustrations. After renewed, these are remaining at here.

inside of shop
Big Sonic face on emergency exit
Classic Sonic appeared!
Sonic and Tails faces on… bowling pin…?

SEGA WORLD Nakoso (Iwaki City, Fukushima Prefecture)

shop view in 2022
Signs of SEGA WORLD Nakoso

Brand: Unbranded (Before renamed: SEGA WORLD)
Logotype: SEGA company logo
Official webpage: https://tempo.gendagigo.jp/en/am/nakoso
Shop page: https://kamihate.net/arcade_db/venue_fukushima/sega_world_nakoso/
Access: Walk about 15 minutes from Nakoso station

SEGA WORLD Nakoso is a venue in Nakoso, Iwaki, Fukushima. Before changed shop name, called “SEGA WORLD Nakoso” and you can view older look of venue on official webpage. There has a original type signs at outside of shop, above of entrance was used from period of SEGA WORLD, and sign along the National Route is same illustration as inside of shop.

sign along the National road
inside of shop

Interior is SEGA standard type, but there has one specially point, it’s profile of Sonic, Amy, Tails, Knuckles! And Sonic’s one is used sign outside of venue, you can look this sign from far away on National Route No.6 or Prefecture Route No.56.

OMAKE SHOPs: Renewed shop photos

This article is photo space of shops don’t have signs with Sonics now, but before renewed there had signs with Sonics.
At here, photos of SEGA WORLD Iruma (Iruma, Saitama).

SEGA WORLD Iruma (Iruma, Saitama)

SEGA World Iruma was renamed to SEGA Iruma and now this shop looks panda colored (New style exterior of singled SEGA venues). Before, there has bog Sonic theme sign, that is eyes of Sonic, its rare type of self-assertion.
There has a classic Sonic’s statue. Behind of Sonic is him eyes.
Access to this venue: Walk about 15 minutes from Musashi Fujisawa station.

Next SEGA WORLD Toyoshina. coming soon.