Rainy season ideas: ⑮ Karaoke!

One never needs an excuse to Karaoke, if that is something you enjoy. But what better time to spend a few hours indoors, mastering your favorite songs, than during rainy season! Karaoke boxes are a dime a dozen, so to speak, all around Japan. 

There are different ways you can enjoy Karaoke in Japan. The most common way is to go to a dedicated Karaoke box in a karaoke establishment. The choice of these is wide. There is usually a few options in any city in Japan. Some of the big, established Karaoke brands in Japan are Big Echo, Karaoke Kan, and Manekineko.

However, towns and villages don't always have a karaoke establishment. Instead, they have another option, another popular option with Japanese people: karaoke in a 'snack' bar or even karaoke bars. When you do karaoke in places like this, generally you sing in front of all patrons and its not a private room. These type of places are not suited to children. 

A third popular way to enjoy karaoke is at a leisure facility. For example, many of the Round1 entertainment facilities have a few karaoke boxes in them. The featured photo of this post is a karaoke box in Round1 in Ageo City. Karaoke is included in the price of "Spocha" or you can pay for a karaoke box in another part of the facility, if you are not playing in "Spocha". 

Do you go to karaoke during the rainy season in Japan?