Rainy season ideas: ⑪ bowling

As today, June 22nd, is "bowling day" in Japan, it reminded me that it is a good activity for rainy season! Especially as "bowling day" falls during the rainy season and you can usually pick up good discounts for bowling on this day. But even without a discount, I find bowling prices are usually very reasonable. In Saitama Prefecture anyway, it may cost more in bigger cities such as Tokyo, Kyoto or Osaka. 

There are various places you can bowl in Japan. There are dedicated bowling alleys that offer bowling and bowling only. But there are also sports centers that have bowling lanes within a larger sports center with various sports on offer. You can also find mini bowling lanes for kids at some fun centers. 

Bowling is a fun activity with kids. Most (if not all) the bowling alleys in Japan, cater for children. The big chain bowling alleys, such as Round1, have a button you can press that releases a bowling lane gutter guard. They also have contraptions like a slide that kids can use to push the ball down, rather than having to put their fingers into the holes on the ball. 

So if you want to get out of the rain instead of embracing it, a bowling alley is a good way to spend a few hours. Have you been bowling in Japan before?