More around Kotodai Koen

 This is where the arcade crosses the street. The building on the left contains a department store and on the second floor there is a Starbucks.

 The white building in the middle is where we usually have JALT meetings.

 The shop on the left is a coffee shop. We used to stop there quite often because the sell little bottles of wine and some bottled beer in addition to coffee, cake and sandwiches.

 This clock would be a landmark for meeting people if it were someplace else. Here it is just in the middle of the arcade and has no use other than the visual effect and telling the time, of course.

 The red panel is an ad for a Japanese style bar that is in the basement of the building. After the JALT meetings at least half of the participants go to this bar to eat, drink and chat.

This large building in the center is completely occupied by a karaoke place. I do not know how good the business is but it has been there for years.