History

The History of Pachinko

1930s	First Pachinko hall opened for business in Nagoya.
1940s	All the shops and factories are stopped because of World War II. In 1948 Shoichi Masamura introduced the “Masamura Gage”,prototype of modern machines.
1950s	The “Renpatsu-shiki” pachinko machines were developed.
1960s	Machines with “Tulip Ball Catcher” appeared.
1970s	Electro-mechanical pachinkos appeared.
1980s	Machines with disital displays,”Disipachi” appeared.
1990s	Pachinko machines with LCD video screens appeared.

1960s	Slot Machines enter this industry.
1980s	Pachislot became famous and a lot of Pachinko shops started to install slot machines.
1990s	No.2 through No.4 Pachislot machines appeared.
2000s	No.5 Pachislot machines appeared.