Konami currently has its toes in the waters of esports with the likes of Pro Evolution Soccer, but now Kyodo (as brought to us in English by Siliconera) has reported that they're developing a building in Ginza, Tokyo that will be a full esports center by the name of Konami Creative Center, standing at 12 floors (and an underground level) and due to finish this November.
Konami president Kimihiko Higashio stated: "The people who participate in esports will in the future, stand side by side with those participating in real-life sports like soccer, or even surpass them. Compared to eSports pioneers America and Europe, Japan has still a long way to go. However, looking from another angle, it means Japan has lots of room for growth."
There's an esports arena as you might expect, called Esports Ginza Studio, and there will be classes, a dedicated shop, and top audio and visual equipment to suit Konami's ambitions.
In recent years and with the growth of esports as an industry we've seen more dedicated esports facilities and arenas emerge, and with the Olympics heading to Japan next year (an event which has been talking about including esports for a while now) this is the perfect timing from Konami.
Will you be visiting?