Celebrate Hispanic Heritage Month
A Goodreads user asked this question about Pachinko:
why is it called Pachinko?
Cynthia Baker Pachinko is like a pinball machine but with gambling popular with Japanese businessmen. I don't know if it's still the case but there used to be pachi…morePachinko is like a pinball machine but with gambling popular with Japanese businessmen. I don't know if it's still the case but there used to be pachinko parlors all over Tokyo. I heard on NPR that a lot are owned by Japanese-born Koreans.(less)
flag
More questions about Pachinko…
Image for Pachinko
Pachinko
by Min Jin Lee
Rate this book
Clear rating
1 of 5 stars2 of 5 stars3 of 5 stars4 of 5 stars5 of 5 stars

About Goodreads Q&A

Ask and answer questions about books!

You can pose questions to the Goodreads community with Reader Q&A, or ask your favorite author a question with Ask the Author.

See Featured Authors Answering Questions

Learn more