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title: 'ラウンドワン (ROUND1) Company Study: A Complex for Bowling, Sports, and Games—and Where Purikura Photo Booths Fit In'
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description: Explore ラウンドワン (ROUND1), its corporate structure, bowling and sports venues, and how purikura fits into its arcades without a dedicated photo booth brand or costume rentals.
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# ラウンドワン (ROUND1) Company Study: A Complex for Bowling, Sports, and Games—and Where Purikura Photo Booths Fit In
## Summary
ラウンドワン (ROUND1) is a Japanese chain of indoor leisure complexes whose core offerings are bowling, arcade machines, karaoke, and スポッチャ (a sports facility with time-based admission). Purikura photo booths are just one machine category within its amusement areas. Its Japanese locations are operated by 株式会社ラウンドワンジャパン, established on April 6, 2023, and wholly owned by 株式会社ラウンドワン. ラウンドワン is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market under securities code 4680. Its official recruitment website reports 100 domestic locations and 62 overseas locations as of May 2026, with total group revenue of JPY 189.5 billion for the fiscal year ended March 2026. Overseas operations are run by group companies including Round One Entertainment Inc. in the United States and 朗玩(中国)文化娯楽有限公司 in China. The official machine search divides machines into seven categories: video games, card games, physical-action games, medal games, pachinko and pachislot, purikura, and children's card games. No dedicated purikura sub-brand or named area was found. The official description of its own Rism says only that it is an original ラウンドワン printing machine. photobooth.joelin.cc lists 98 Japanese ラウンドワン branches with purikura machines, 368 machine-model records, and coverage across 37 prefectures, verified on September 24, 2026. Sources for 97 branches are FURYU's installation map, and one is SEGA's installation search. These are locations confirmed by this site, not the company's total store count, and must not be subtracted from the official figure of 100. The official FAQ explicitly states that costumes are not available to borrow for purikura. No information on makeup stations, curling iron loans, changing rooms, or purikura-specific discounts was found on the official pages. Each location's amusement area has age- and time-based admission restrictions for minors, which apply to the purikura machines located there. No gender restrictions specific to purikura areas were found.
## Key facts
- Japanese ラウンドワン locations are operated by 株式会社ラウンドワンジャパン, established on April 6, 2023, and wholly owned by 株式会社ラウンドワン. ラウンドワン is listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market under securities code 4680.
- The official recruitment page, ROUND1 by the Numbers, reports 100 domestic locations and 62 overseas locations as of May 2026, and total group revenue of JPY 189.5 billion for the fiscal year ended March 2026. Verified on September 25, 2026.
- The official machine search divides machines into seven categories: video games, card games, physical-action games, medal games, pachinko and pachislot, purikura, and children's card games. No dedicated purikura sub-brand or named area was found.
- The official description of Rism (リズム) says only that it is an original ラウンドワン printing machine; it does not describe it as a purikura area or sub-brand.
- photobooth.joelin.cc lists 98 Japanese ラウンドワン branches with purikura machines, 368 machine-model records, and coverage across 37 prefectures, verified on September 24, 2026. These are locations confirmed by this site, not the company's total store count.
- Of the 98 branches, 97 use FURYU's official machine installation map as their source, and one uses SEGA's installation search.
- In response to the question of whether costumes are currently available to borrow for purikura, the official ラウンドワン FAQ states that costumes are not available to borrow.
ラウンドワン (ROUND1) is primarily an indoor leisure complex that brings bowling, arcade machines, karaoke, and スポッチャ—a sports facility with time-based admission—together in one building. Purikura photo booths are just one machine category within the amusement area. It has no separate purikura brand, no name for a dedicated purikura area, and an official FAQ that explicitly says costumes are not available to borrow. The photo booth database maintained by Joe lists [98 Japanese branches with purikura machines](https://photobooth.joelin.cc/brand/round1/), verified on September 24, 2026. The company's official domestic store count is a separate figure: 100 locations on its website, verified on September 25, 2026, with the page stating that the figure is current as of May 2026.
This article, originally published in Chinese on September 25, 2026, is a company study in the “Japan's Purikura Distribution Channels” series. For the full picture of the ten chains and the three layers of manufacturers, venue operators, and brands, see the [series overview](/p/9820). Here, the focus is solely on ラウンドワン: its corporate structure, where purikura fits within its complexes, and how its approach to purikura differs from that of other operators.
ラウンドワンスタジアム in Joto-Hanaten, Osaka, in April 2019. The bowling pin on the roof is its signature landmark, while the exterior signs advertise スポッチャ. Inside this building, purikura machines are one type among the many machines in the amusement area. Photograph: Tokumeigakarinoaoshima, [CC BY-SA 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/), [original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:ROUND1_STADIUM_Joto-Hanaten_store.jpg).
## One Business, Two Legal Entities
The ラウンドワン locations seen in Japan are actually operated by 株式会社ラウンドワンジャパン, established on April 6, 2023, and wholly owned by 株式会社ラウンドワン. The parent, 株式会社ラウンドワン, is the listed company, trading on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market under securities code 4680.
In its official company profile, ラウンドワンジャパン describes its business as “operating community-oriented indoor leisure complexes centered on bowling, amusement, karaoke, スポッチャ (a facility focused on sports with time-based admission), and related activities” (source: ラウンドワンジャパン company profile, verified on September 25, 2026). In plain English, it operates indoor leisure complexes serving local communities, with bowling, arcade machines, karaoke, and スポッチャ at their core. The official homepage calls it “a multifaceted entertainment space, from sports to relaxation” (round1.co.jp). Neither description mentions purikura machines. They sit under the “アミューズメント,” or amusement, heading.
The official recruitment page, “数字で分かるROUND1” (“ROUND1 by the Numbers”), publishes the following figures (ROUND1 by the Numbers, verified on September 25, 2026):
| Item | Official figure | Date stated on the page |
|---|---|---|
| Domestic locations | 100 locations on the official website | May 2026 |
| Overseas locations | 62 locations on the official website | May 2026 |
| Total group revenue | JPY 189.5 billion | Actual results for the fiscal year ended March 2026 |
All three figures in this table were published by the company itself, with their respective dates shown in the right-hand column. The 100 locations are all ラウンドワン locations in Japan, rather than “locations with purikura machines.” The 98 branches listed by this site use a different counting basis, explained below, so the two figures cannot be subtracted from one another. The 62 overseas locations are operated by other group companies. Those listed on the official website include Round One Entertainment Inc. in the United States and 朗玩(中国)文化娯楽有限公司 in China.
## Where Purikura Fits in the Complex: One Small Category Within Four Main Offerings
The most direct way to understand where purikura fits within ラウンドワン is to look at how its official website categorizes the activities inside its complexes. The website's “遊び” (“Play”) menu divides services into four main offerings: ボウリング (bowling), アミューズメント (the amusement area), スポッチャ, and カラオケ (karaoke). An additional “その他” (“Other”) category contains ビリヤード (billiards), ダーツ (darts), and 卓球 (table tennis) (official ラウンドワン website, verified on September 25, 2026). These four offerings have further subdivisions, but each is organized differently.
| Offering | English explanation / what it is | Further divisions on the official website |
|---|---|---|
| ボウリング | Bowling | No further activity categories; the website separates services such as pricing, groups, professional players, lessons, and competitions |
| カラオケ | Private-room karaoke | No further activity categories; the website separates rooms and the latest machine models, pricing, and food and drinks |
| スポッチャ | Spo-cha, a name created by ROUND1; an indoor sports playground with admission for a set period | The official activity list has six groups: スポーツコート (sports courts), 定番アイテム (classic activities), モビリティ (mobility activities), アクティブスポーツ (active sports), アミューズメント (amusement), and キッズ (kids) |
| アミューズメント | Amusement area | Divided into two parts: prize games, such as claw machines, and other game machines; the latter are divided into seven categories, one of which is プリクラ (purikura) |
The key point in this table is the final row. Bowling and karaoke are each a single activity in their own right. スポッチャ is a venue within the complex, charging by time, with enough activities to require six groups (スポッチャ activity list). Purikura machines sit in the アミューズメント row, and finding them requires going down another two levels. There is also a naming overlap to watch for: one of スポッチャ's six groups is called “アミューズメント.” That refers to game machines inside スポッチャ, which is a different place from the amusement area discussed here.
### The Amusement Area's Two Parts: Prize Games and Game Machines
The official website presents ラウンドワン's amusement area in two parts.
- Prize games, called プライズ or 景品 in Japanese, include claw machines and similar machines where playing can give you something to take home. The Japanese term for a claw machine is クレーンゲーム. The website has a separate “景品情報” (“Prize Information”) menu devoted to prizes, and its amusement page also prominently features claw-machine floors (Amusement).
- Game machines (ゲーム機) are machines played for the game itself, without a physical prize. They appear in the official “アミューズメント検索” (“Amusement Search”), where customers can search by model to see what each location has installed. It divides machines into seven categories: ビデオ, カード, 体感, メダル, パチンコ パチスロ, プリクラ, and キッズカード (Amusement: Search by Game Machine, verified on September 25, 2026). Claw machines are not included in these seven categories.
The seven game-machine categories are explained below. The Japanese category names are taken directly from the official website; the English translations and plain-language explanations were compiled for this article. The website does not define each category individually.
| Official category | English | Plain-language explanation |
|---|---|---|
| ビデオ | Video games | Games played on a screen with joysticks and buttons, such as fighting games and music games |
| カード | Card game machines | Games played with physical cards; the machines dispense cards |
| 体感 | Physical-action games | Games involving bodily movement, such as driving, shooting, and drumming |
| メダル | Medal games | Games such as coin pushers, played with game tokens to win more tokens |
| パチンコ パチスロ | Pachinko and pachislot machines | Arcade versions that use only game tokens |
| プリクラ | Purikura photo booths | The subject of this article |
| キッズカード | Children's card game machines | Card game machines for children |
These seven categories seem inconsistent because they do not follow a single classification standard. ビデオ and 体感 distinguish “how you play”; カード and キッズカード distinguish “what you play with,” with the latter further separated by age; メダル and パチンコ パチスロ distinguish “what you use to play”; and プリクラ distinguishes “what the machine produces.” The list helps customers find machines using terms they already know, so it was never intended to be a consistent industry taxonomy.
Prize games have even developed their own store format. The official website describes “クレーンゲームパーク” as ラウンドワン's “プライズ専門店,” or prize-game specialty stores. It currently lists two locations: 調布駅前店 and 町田ジョルナ店 (クレーンゲームパーク, verified on September 25, 2026). Purikura has received no comparable treatment.
Purikura's place within ラウンドワン is therefore: the amusement area among four main offerings, game machines within that amusement area, and one of seven game-machine categories. It has no floor name of its own, no brand name of its own, and no dedicated-area signage like “brooming” or “eggnam.” We checked the official machine-category pages and branch pages and found no dedicated purikura sub-brand or named area under ラウンドワン.
The amusement area of a ラウンドワン location in Osaka in February 2015; the original image does not identify the branch. This photograph shows the prize-game section, with no purikura machines in view. Purikura belongs to the same amusement area but is a separate category of game machine in the official website's classification. The price signs in the image reflect prices at the time of the photograph in 2015; consult each location's official page for current prices. Photograph: darrenlmh, [CC BY 2.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0/), [original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:%E3%83%A9%E3%82%A6%E3%83%B3%E3%83%891_(35045390534).jpg).
This becomes clear when placed in the context of the whole series. As the [series overview](/p/9820) explains, タイトー has named the purikura areas at some of its branches brooming, while バンダイナムコ has opened purikura specialty stores called eggnam. Both are pursuing the approach of turning purikura areas into brands. ラウンドワン has not taken that route. Its purikura machines are simply part of the complex's game-machine lineup.
### What Is Rism?
The official ラウンドワン website has a page introducing “Rism (リズム).” Its only description is “Introducing Rism (リズム), an original ラウンドワン printing machine” (Introducing Rism, verified on September 25, 2026). The rest of the page consists of a table showing installation status by location and a note asking customers to contact staff in the store for details.
The official website does not call it a purikura area or a purikura sub-brand, and this article does not describe it that way either. The official page does not explain what it prints or how it relates to ordinary purikura machines, so this article makes no assumptions.
## The 98 Branches Listed by This Site
The [ラウンドワン page on photobooth.joelin.cc](https://photobooth.joelin.cc/brand/round1/) currently lists 98 branches with purikura machines, a total of 368 machine-model records, and coverage across 37 prefectures, verified on September 24, 2026. These 98 are branches where this site has confirmed, location by location, that purikura machines are installed. Branches without purikura machines are not included. This is a different measure from the official website's 100 locations. It cannot be interpreted as “two stores have no purikura machines”; it means only that these are the 98 branches this site has confirmed so far.
The provenance of this data also needs to be clear. Of the 98 branches, 97 are sourced from FURYU's official machine installation map, and one from SEGA's installation search. What this site sees, then, is “the manufacturer says its machine is installed at this store,” rather than a purikura machine list published by ラウンドワン itself. The machine models recorded on the site are all made by third-party manufacturers, including CENTI:U, PURICO, YOUTH MY PALETTE, and IDOLY Comeback Stage. There are no ラウンドワン-branded machines among them.
The names of the 98 branches broadly take three forms: “ラウンドワンスタジアム,” “ラウンドワン,” and two “クレーンゲームパーク” locations, 町田ジョルナ店 and 調布駅前店. These are the same two locations that the official website calls prize-game specialty stores, mentioned above; this site's data indicates that both also have purikura machines. They are the only two branches tagged as having makeup stations in the site's records. 調布駅前店 also has a tag indicating that hair straighteners are available to borrow. These tags come from store information on the manufacturers' maps. No description of makeup stations or curling iron loans was found on ラウンドワン's official pages.
## Costumes, Makeup, and Admission Rules: What Is Available?
The official ラウンドワン answers to several common questions from purikura customers are summarized below, verified on September 25, 2026. Prices and opening hours vary by location and change frequently, so this article does not list figures. Check the relevant location's official page before visiting.
| Item | Available? | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| Costume loans (コスプリ) | No | The official FAQ explicitly states that costumes are not available to borrow |
| Makeup stations | No information found on official pages | Two branches in this site's data have tags from manufacturers' maps |
| Curling iron / hair straightener loans | No information found on official pages | One branch in this site's data has a tag from a manufacturer's map |
| Changing rooms | No information found | Not mentioned on official pages |
| Membership or app discounts specifically for purikura | No information found | The official app offers general coupons, without a detailed breakdown by machine model |
| Age- and time-based admission restrictions for the amusement area | Yes | Each location's “入場制限ルール” page specifies admission restrictions for the amusement area |
| Gender restrictions for purikura areas | No information found | Admission rules specify only age and time restrictions for the amusement area |
The item in this table that has received an explicit official answer is costume loans. In the “アミューズメントについて” (“About Amusement”) section, the official ラウンドワン FAQ directly answers the question “Are costumes currently available to borrow for purikura?” with “Costumes are not available to borrow” (ラウンドワン frequently asked questions, verified on September 25, 2026). For several other operators listed in the series overview as having no costume loans, the finding was that no relevant explanation appeared in official materials, rather than an explicit answer like this one.
Admission restrictions are another point that needs to be distinguished carefully. Each ラウンドワン location has “入場制限ルール” (“Admission Restriction Rules”), headed “アミューズメントコーナー入場制限,” meaning admission restrictions for the amusement area. These restrict minors' entry according to age and time of day. Purikura machines are located inside the amusement area, so the same restrictions apply, but these rules were not created separately for the purikura area (example: Admission Restriction Rules for ダイバーシティ東京プラザ店). Some purikura areas in Japan have rules such as “men may not use the area on their own,” as discussed in the series overview. However, no gender rules specific to purikura areas were found on ラウンドワン's official pages.
## Why It Does Not Need a Purikura Brand
Taken together, the points above show a consistent approach to purikura at ラウンドワン: the machines are part of the complex's game lineup, rather than its signature attraction.
Viewed through its mix of activities, this choice is unsurprising. Most customers entering ラウンドワン are likely there for bowling, スポッチャ, or karaoke. These are the core offerings, charged by the game or by time. The amusement area provides an additional experience: “Since we're here, let's play something.” Investments such as costume loans, makeup stations, and a dedicated-area brand are intended to get customers to “come specifically for purikura.” That is what venues such as brooming, eggnam, and GiGO 池袋2号館 are doing. ラウンドワン's customers are already coming for other activities, so it has little reason to turn purikura into a destination in its own right.
This also explains something relevant to finding purikura machines: in Japan, ラウンドワン is a place that is “very likely to have purikura machines, but unlikely to offer many purikura-related amenities.” If you want to dress up or need a space to do your makeup, look for one of the other types of venue. The [list of コスプリ venues in Japan](https://photobooth.joelin.cc/japan/cosplay/) has already been compiled. If you simply want a set of photo stickers with friends, ラウンドワン's amusement area will do.
This business rationale is inferred from public information; it is not ラウンドワン's official explanation. The company has not publicly disclosed purikura's share of its revenue, and no figures for that segment were found.
## Related Reading
- [More Than 40% of Japan's Purikura Photo Booths Are in Arcades: Three Layers of Roles and the Parent Companies Behind Ten Chains](/p/9820)—The overview for this series, with ten operators in one table.
- [Thirty Years of Japan's Purikura Industry](/p/9821)—From プリント倶楽部 in 1995 to today: listed companies in the industry chain and ラウンドワン's place within it.
- [The Transformation of FURYU, Japan's Purikura Industry Leader](/p/1918)—How the manufacturer of most machines in ラウンドワン locations makes its money.
- [A Historical Report on the Development of Taiwan's Photo Booth and Korean-Style Photo Booth Industries](/p/5848)—The main article on the photo booth industry and the database index for the broader subject.
- [A Century of Photo Booths in Europe and America](/p/9823)—Includes Japanese purikura machines in ラウンドワン locations in the United States.
- [The 98 Japanese ラウンドワン Branches with Purikura Machines](https://photobooth.joelin.cc/brand/round1/)—Machine models and addresses listed branch by branch.
Sources: The official ラウンドワン website (Company Profile, ROUND1 by the Numbers, Amusement Search, スポッチャ Activity List, クレーンゲームパーク, Introducing Rism, Frequently Asked Questions, Admission Restriction Rules, and Official Homepage), along with the Japan data layer of this site's photobooth.joelin.cc database, verified on September 24, 2026. Unless otherwise stated, all official pages were verified on September 25, 2026.
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## Frequently asked questions
### Does ラウンドワン have its own purikura brand or dedicated purikura area?
None was found. The official ラウンドワン machine search lists purikura as one of seven machine categories, alongside video games, medal games, children's card games, and others. It has no purikura brand or named area comparable to タイトー's brooming or バンダイナムコ's eggnam. Verified on September 25, 2026.
### Can I borrow costumes and dress up for photos in ラウンドワン's purikura area?
No. Asked whether costumes are currently available to borrow for purikura, the official ラウンドワン FAQ states that costumes are not available to borrow. Verified on September 25, 2026. For dress-up purikura, look for another venue offering コスプリ.
### What is the difference between ラウンドワン and ラウンドワンジャパン?
ラウンドワンジャパン is the company that actually operates the Japanese locations. It was established on April 6, 2023, and is wholly owned by 株式会社ラウンドワン. ラウンドワン is the company listed on the Tokyo Stock Exchange Prime Market, under securities code 4680.
### Is Rism ラウンドワン's purikura machine brand?
The official website does not describe it that way. Its only description of Rism (リズム) is that it is an original ラウンドワン printing machine. It does not call Rism a purikura area or sub-brand.