Retro Game Store Reviews: Fuji Kanteidan
I was going to do some articles about some nearby gaming stores I’ve been to, but I’ve decided to keep going with the heavy hitters of retro gaming in Japan. In my first… Continue reading
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Retro Game Store Reviews: Surugaya’s Main Store
Welcome to the newest series of articles on TheJapanHobbyist.com. The goal of my retro game store reviews is to teach people about new places to buy retro games in Japan. I’ll be covering… Continue reading
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
We are (a)Live!
The original idea behind my website was to show people cool things around Japan, but then I caught the Magic the Gathering bug and my website slowly devolved into everything related to that… Continue reading
A Guide to Being Trendy at Magic Fest Chiba
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-v7z23-b9af21 Welcome to episode 7 of the Code of the Cardboard Samurai podcast! In this episode, I’m joined once again by Ed Nguyen of the Cartel Aristocrats podcast as we talk about trends… Continue reading
Dan and Ryan’s 10 Must visit Magic the Gathering places in Japan
https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-4dcxa-b3eb30 If you’re planning to visit Japan for an event in the future or are just coming over for vacation and some sightseeing, Dan and I have you covered. In this episode we… Continue reading
Code of the Cardboard Samurai 1: Welcome to Magic the Gathering in Japan – Magic Fest Yokohama
If you’re visiting Japan or planning on attending a Magic event here in the future, give The Japan Hobbyist’s new podcast a Listen! https://www.podbean.com/media/share/pb-zzr89-ae4d96 Welcome to the Code of the Cardboard Samurai! Hosts… Continue reading
Magic the Traveling: An Interview with Christian Calcano
I started this blog years ago as a way to bring Magic the Gathering in Japan closer to those people who can’t speak Japanese and to shed some light on comings and goings… Continue reading
The Japan Metagame Diaries: GP Shizuoka – You’re a Wizard Harry
It’s not every day you get a chance to meet flesh and blood wizards, and while their ability to brew polyjuice potion might not be up to snuff for the Half-Blood Prince, Helene… Continue reading
Nerdy Nagoya: Super Potato
Today I’m taking a break from my usual MTG articles to give my readers some information on cool places to visit in Nagoya. I’ve done this before when I talked about stores like… Continue reading