Print Club

I've heard that Japanese print club is a very unique thing and they don't have such a thing in other countries. Maybe there are some in foreign countries too, but maybe that's from Japan. In most amusement arcades, we have some print club machines in there, and a lot of young people (especially, high school students) are having fun. Well, let me tell you about the print club. Maybe you don't know about it if you haven't been in Japan.

Firstly, it is like a box that you can take ID photos by yourself. The inside of the machine is much wider than the ID photo machines, so a few or some people can be in there. (Normally, you don't use it alone). So, you get inside with friends, throw coins, and start making photo seals. It has a lot of lights inside, and they make you look pretty in the photos. With a touch panel, you can choose the brightness and atmosphere(sharp or soft) of the photos, and backgrounds. After choosing all, try to take interesting photos! Sometimes, there are some print club machines that have some tools like steps or a bar to help you taking unique shots with them.

After taking snapshots, you can decorate them as you like. There is a painting area on the out side of the machine, and you can decorate it with a lot of tools on the touch panels with a special pen. There is some time limit to decorate, but with a lot of machines, you can use it as long as you can if there are no people next to you.

Finally, when the decoration is finished, you can choose how many seals do you want. You can get only one seat. So if you choose a small number, the photos are printed widely on the seat, and on the other hand, if you choose a big number, you will get a lot of small photos on the seal seat. There are some kind of machines that you can get your print club photos to your cellphone with infrared communication too. Anyway, maybe the letters are not enough to let you know what print club is. You should try once when you come to Japan!