What is Eggnam? [ egg namco ]
Well, most places that have purikura machines are regular game centers, with a purikura machine in the corner. As far as I know this is the only place that is only a purikura centre with no other kind of games. It's produced by the amusement company Namco in association with the "gyaru" magazine Egg and the models from both Egg and Men's Egg come to VIP events at Eggnam. Inside the whole place is designed for gals, animal print is everywhere!
There is a rest area for "girl's talk" and a mirror/makeup section for doing your hair and makeup before you take your purikura pictures. Of course they have back issues of Egg magazine for you to read. They have free cosplay outfits and silly hats, too. There's also a little shop area where you can buy cheap accessories. They do have Eggnam stickers and badges for 100¥ each. The badges are also available in the gachapon machines. There's an Eggnam mirror but you only get it with points.
In terms of purikura machines there are about ten machines there, they have the latest machines and some that I hadn't seen on general release yet. There's nothing fast-paced fashion-conscious Japan loves more than 新発売! (new release) One thing that was disappointing was that when I checked the website they said that there was a special Egg machine but it was gone when we got there. I was looking forward to taking purikura that looked like the cover of egg!
[ this article was written in 2011, and eggnam is now closed ☹️ ]
