Retro Game Store Reviews: Mandarake Umeda (Osaka)
Yikes. It’s been almost a month since I’ve updated my blog but let me explain. I had the Japanese Language Proficiency Test in early July and had been studying for it right up… Continue reading
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Retro Game Store Reviews: Sannomiya Sun Plaza (Kobe)
Sannomiya station’s Sun Plaza (San Center Plaza officially) is a shopping center located right next to the famous Center Gai shopping street in Kobe. There are hundreds of stores and offices spread out… Continue reading
Retro Game Road Maps: The Yokohama Line
It’s great when I find a store worth sharing on my blog, but not all shops are created equal. Some might not have a lot of inventory to offer, some might have bad… Continue reading
Retro Game Store Reviews: Furuichi Tsurumi Ryokuchi (Osaka)
I’ve visited quite a few Furuhonichiba’s since I’ve moved to Osaka, and while most of them were not bad to “mid” retro game shops, I think that that the Tsurumi Ryokuchi store has… Continue reading
Retro Game Store Reviews: Surugaya Takatsuki (Osaka)
I figured I might as well finish up talking about the Surugaya’s in the Kansai area since I had already talked about most of the other locations. Today’s article takes us to a… Continue reading
Retro Game Store Reviews: Surugaya Sannomiya (Kobe)
I want to apologize for not being able to keep up with posts on here. Between work and traveling, I haven’t really had a chance to sit down for a few hours at… Continue reading
Retro Game Store Reviews: Surugaya Kyoto
Kyoto is one of the great cultural capitals of Japan, if not the world, so I never bothered to look for games there on any of my 20+ visits over my life time.… Continue reading
Retro Game Store Reviews: Surugaya Umeda (Osaka)
I don’t think I’ve every been in a city that had two Surugayas with video games. Sure there are places with multiple Surugayas that sell different types of products, but not two places… Continue reading
The State of Retro Gaming in Japan: Halfway through 2025 – Nintendo
With 2025 halfway over, it seemed like a good time to revisit my article about the state of Retro gaming in Japan. A lot can change in a year, so 6 months seemed… Continue reading
Retro Game Store Reviews: The Hamura area
Hamura is a city in western Tokyo prefecture (not the city most people think Tokyo is), and it’s pretty much as far as you can go west in the prefecture before hitting the… Continue reading