Upcoming features and articles on TheJapanHobbyist and updates
I have a few articles planned for April and some news that might be useful to some of my readers. I’ve heard from a few people who are interested in selling some of… Continue reading
Category Archive: Magic the Gathering (in Japan)
Attack of the Pod People! (and playing in the rain, off the beaten path)
Originally, my friend and I had planned on meeting up for some play testing over at my apartment today on my day off. However, I had some errands to run and one of… Continue reading
New Hobby Store opening and the Mutating Metagame
Osu Kannon is really the place to go for gaming in Nagoya it seems. There are now 3 stores located within walking distance of each other: Amenity Dream, Hobby Station Osu, and now… Continue reading
Avacyn Restored thoughts
Some of you might have already seen it, but the teaser for Avacyn Restored was released today. Wow, Avacyn has really sneaked up on me. Just about one month to go until the… Continue reading
MMM: Magic Metagame Musings: 3/8/12 – Cage Match
How is everybody’s deck handling the current metagame? I really thought my Titan’s Flame deck had the extra power it needed to dominate the games here in Nagoya, but on Saturday I went… Continue reading
The Wrap Up (The Final Nagoya Hobby Store profile and current metagame)
It’s been a lot of work going around town and collecting the information about all the hobby/card stores in Nagoya, but now it’s finally coming to an end. Today’s store is the other… Continue reading
Game Day Results: Wrath of the Titans
I hope everybody did well at Magic Game Day this weekend. I went 3-1 with my redesigned U/R deck. I’ve been playing this deck for a while, let me give you some background.… Continue reading
Magic Game Day: Dark Ascension and the current Nagoya Metagame
Another Game Day is upon us. This weekend Magic Game day will be happening all over the world. In Nagoya, all of the shops are participating. Last time Magic Game Day Innistrad was… Continue reading
Kyoto is more than just Temples and Tea it seems . . . (More store profiles)
I went to Kyoto this last weekend for the 7-8th time or so. I saw most of the temples and shrines there a long time ago and have been there during every season.… Continue reading
We all live on a . . .(the latest Hobby Store profile!)
We all live on a Yellow Submarine, a yellow Submarine, a yellow submarine . . . Today’s hobby store profile is of Yellow Submarine. YS is a chain store located all over Japan… Continue reading