fwiw the closest I've seen to that old school crazy action lately is at the Namco arcade in Takadanobaba, right next to the station. they have a pusher with a rotating middle platform that drops medals into a lower tray and the whole thing shakes when you hit the jackpot spot. not the full mechanical transformation but the payout can stack up nicely if you watch someone else play first to see when it's close

also worth checking the game center in Sunshine City, the one on the 3rd floor near the Namja Town entrance. they've had a couple of the deeper cabinets with multiple ball drop points and the staff actually restocks them during the day so the field stays active. I've seen people walk away with those big plush prize sets from the top shelf there

for tracking stuff down, searching google maps for "メダルゲーム" and sorting by newest reviews sometimes pulls up recent phone videos people took of the machines. that's how I found the one in Takadanobaba actually, someone posted a 30 second clip of the platform dropping

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Those huge transforming machines from the 2010s are pretty much gone from the standard chains. The video you linked is a Sega Prize Machine from the Umeda Sega building in Osaka, which itself closed a few years ago. A few of the really big Round1 locations still have multi-stage pushers with moving trays, but they're more mechanical now, not the full platform flip you're remembering.

If you're in Tokyo, head to the Round1 in Shinjuku Kabukicho near the Godzilla head. They've got a dedicated prize game floor on the upper levels, and I've seen a couple of the deeper pusher cabinets there with actual physical gimmicks like rotating discs and rising platforms. The machines there get swapped every few months based on whatever Bandai Namco or Sega releases at the arcade shows.

For a different angle, try the Taito Station in Ikebukuro right by the west exit. It's not as flashy as the Akihabara ones, but they have a quiet second floor with older pushers that sometimes have the old-style multi-ball jackpots. The staff there are also more willing to show you how the machine works if you ask in broken Japanese or point at a video on your phone.

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honestly those massive transforming machines are mostly gone now. they were a 2010s thing from places like Taito Game World in Akihabara and some of the bigger Sega stores, but most of those got swapped out for simpler pushers or prize grabbers over the years

if you want the closest thing today, try the Round1 in Shinjuku or the Taito Station in Odaiba. the Odaiba one has a few multi-level pushers with actual moving platforms, not the old full-transformation type but still decent action. also check Adores in Shibuya near the Hachiko exit, they cycle machines pretty often and sometimes get the bigger ones from the newer arcade shows

for a list, there's no proper catalog but the Japanese arcade forums on 5ch (2ch) have threads where people post pics of current setups. just search "コイン落とし" and "最新" in google maps reviews, sometimes people upload videos of the machines in action. that old youtube link you posted is a Sega Prize Machine from like 2012, those are extinct now

your best bet is sticking to the big Round1 locations and asking staff if they have any "big prize" pushers. they'll usually point you to their newest floor

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honestly the guide nailed it but i'd throw in nakameguro for anyone visiting in spring. the canal walk during cherry blossom season is insane, way less crowded than ueno or shinjuku gyoen. plus there's a killer onigiri spot called Onigiri Bongo that sells out by noon, and the area has a ton of tiny wine bars and vintage shops. rooms at the Claska hotel start around $120 and it's a quick hop to shibuya on the tokyu line

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solid write-up, covers the big ones well. for my money, if you're a food nerd, staying near a good tsukemen or ramen spot is a legit strategy. i booked a hotel in takadanobaba once just cause i wanted to be walking distance from Taishoken, the tsukemen birthplace. that area is also full of student bars and cheap eats since Waseda Uni is there, rooms at the b:CONTE hotel run like $90 a night and it's two stops from Shinjuku on the Yamanote. way less tourist crush than Shibuya for late-night bowls

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This is a solid breakdown, really covers the main bases well. One thing I'd add for anyone staying in Shinjuku is that the station itself can be overwhelming even for locals, so picking a hotel on the west side near the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building is a good hack. The views from the free observation deck there are just as good as the paid ones, and you avoid the chaos of the east exit. For cheap eats in that area, the basement floor of Takashimaya department store has incredible takeout bento boxes under 1,000 yen that beat most convenience store meals.

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