Entertainment

This page holds the locations of the main noteworthy places for entertainment in Hirakata and surroundings.

Karaoke
Ring is located right across the bus stop at the Hirakata Station. It has other games like pool and darts and a manga room with free massage seats. Has unlimited soft drinks. It's really cheap and a very nice place to go out if you want to stay in Hirakata. They have a Facebook page.

Big Echo is another karaoke chain that you will come across and is of good quality. Is more expensive than Ring though.

Movies
Toho Cinemas. The closest quality theater to Hirakata Station is located inside Kuzuha Mall. It's only one stop from Hirakata Station if you take Keihan Railways' Limited Express and one stop from Makino Station with any line. If you own a bike, a suggestion is to ride your bike to Makino Station and park it for 100 yen. Cheapest travel option and you won't have worries about buses if you come back late. Seats at this cinema are comfortable and you can choose them when you buy your tickets. Snacks are pretty inexpensive compared to the prices in, for example, the United States. If you are a Kansai Gaidai student, you can receive a student discount upon showing your Student ID. Wednesdays is Ladies night and 14th of every month is extra discounted. 

 If you have never been to a cinema to see movie in Japan, please know that Japanese people usually stay seated through all the ending credits before exiting the theater and that it's considered rude not to do so.