Token, not a coin, but what does it say?

Found this in a junk box and thought it was interesting. Can anyone interpret what it says? I don’t even know if it is Chinese or Japanese or something else.

 

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I think it is a Japanese gaming token. Here is a similar design
https://en.numista.com/catalogue/exonumia115373.html

 

I could be mistaken, but I think @stldanceartist knows Japanese. Maybe he could help.

Good luck and let us know what you find out.

 

Well, thank you for the vote of confidence, but 90% of my language training is French. I use this website to decipher Japanese coin dates:

http://worldcoingallery.com/countries/Japanese.htm

 

Possibly a Mahjong or massage parlor token.

 

It says: 娯楽用 (gorakuyou) = "for amusement" in Japanese.
Looks like an arcade token or similar.
When I was in Japan in the 90s most arcades used 100 yen or 50 yen coins,
but I know that some others used tokens.

 

Thanks for all the feedback everyone. I will put it with my other gaming tokens.