There must be any number of strange arcade games in Japan but this one is at least somewhat strange. But is it much different from the one you see (at least in movies or in the 19th century) on American fairgrounds–where you hit the thing with a sledgehammer and see if you can ring the bell at the top? The blogger, Brian Lam, who reported this particular game says:

The goal is simple: kick the living daylights out of the cabinet’s foam sensor. From skills developed in a former career, I earned the top score. After two of my best kicks, I’m unbelievably sore. The blogging life is not filled with regular exercise.

Via Gizmodo