Finding Arcades in Japan? We got you covered!
Hi everyone!
I’ve been building Musecat, a community-driven arcade database focused on rhythm games.
One of the biggest goals of the project is solving the long-standing problem of fragmented and outdated arcade information.
What makes it different?
- 🌏 Available in English, Japanese, and Korean, (Chinese TBA)
- 🎵 Strong focus on rhythm game arcades
- 📍 Reliable information across Asia, especially Korea and Japan
- 📸 Users can upload arcade photos
- 🎮 View what rhythm games are inside an arcade
- 🔧 Share machine status in real time (broken cabinets, maintenance, offline machines, etc.)
- ✏️ Community edits to keep information accurate
It was always been hard to find reliable arcade information.
For example, if you look only at Japanese arcades that have maimai:
- Musecat: 931 arcades
- ZIv: 277 arcades
The difference isn’t because we’re counting differently.
We’ve spent a lot of time collecting, verifying, and maintaining arcade data.
One of Musecat’s primary goals is improving the issues that many players have experienced with existing resources like ZIV:
- fragmented information
- outdated entries
- missing arcades
- difficult community maintenance
Rather than being just another arcade list, I want Musecat to become a living database that the community continuously updates.
Today, Musecat already has:
- 2,000+ registered arcades
- 15,000+ registered game machines
- 9,500+ community edits
- 80,000+ monthly page views
Most of our current traffic comes from Asia, where the community is already actively contributing.
The long-term goal is simple:
Provide the most reliable rhythm game arcade information anywhere in the world, not just in Asia.
If you travel for rhythm games or regularly hunt for arcades, I’d really appreciate any feedback or contributions!