Retro Gaming in Japan: A Primer
I’ve seen tons of people post thousands of videos of individual gaming and thrift stores across Japan, but I’ve never seen them all in one place. In this article I would like to… Continue reading
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Code of the Cardboard Samurai is back!
Followers of my website The Japan Hobbyist might remember that I had a started a podcast right before the pandemic started, but it was an unfortunate casualty of all events being canceled and… Continue reading
Talking the Talk – Playing Magic the Gathering in Japanese
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-cxkxx-b13308 Currently living in Japan and want to play some Magic the Gathering but don’t speak Japanese? Thinking of coming to Japan for a Magic Fest in the near future but worried about… Continue reading
The Japanese War of the Spark Planeswalker Art Rankings
Wizards of the Coast pulled a fast one on us the other day by announcing that Japanese booster packs of War of the Spark will have a 50 percent chance of opening an… Continue reading
Alibi
I really wish I could be posting more, I really do. I also wish I could be playing Magic more, but lately I just haven’t had the time. Work continues to be hectic.… Continue reading
Going Native
The clouds were a murky gray and rain fell lightly. For some reason, I had decided to ride my bike. It wasn’t too heavy, but I wasn’t going to risk getting wet with… Continue reading
The 63rd Osu Matsuri
This past weekend in Nagoya, Japan, there was an all day festival around Osu Kannon on Saturday and Sunday. There was live music from popular anime song artists such as nobody knows+, performances… Continue reading
Welcome to the New Magic Season – Happy New Years!
Thanks again to everybody who made last year a record breaking year for me! The Japan Hobbyist received more than 40,000 views in 2012! From small beginnings, this blog has grown into something… Continue reading
My Head’s in a Jumble
It’s been a while since I did a non-Magic post, but I thought that this article would be useful for those people living in Japan. If you’ve been living in Japan for a… Continue reading
Open to Suggestions
I noticed that lately I’ve been focusing mainly on Magic the Gathering news and articles, but I know that’s not all my readers would like to hear about while I’m in Japan. I’d… Continue reading