Retro Game Store Reviews: Hamakita Kanteidan
Sorry but not sorry, I’m back with a store review for ANOTHER Kanteidan store in Shizuoka. I honestly don’t know how they do it but this regional chain has impressed me again and… Continue reading
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Retro Game Store Reviews: Shimizu Kanteidan
You must be surprised that after doing 3 of these store review articles, I have yet to talk once about any in Tokyo. I said it before and I’ll say it again; the… Continue reading
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
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
A New Adventure: Gaming – Part 2
In my last article I talked about my gaming roots from childhood through college, as well as my first few years in Japan and when I returned to the USA. In 2010 I… Continue reading
The Japan Hobbyist: A New Adventure – Gaming
My blog has been around for a long time. When I first started out, it served as an outlet for things I found interesting and cool in Japan but eventually it became solely… Continue reading
The God of Pioneer 9 (Live Updates!)
Welcome once again to coverage of the God of Pioneer tournament, part of the “God” series of events that Hareruya runs out of their main tournament center in Tokyo, Japan. This weekend, November… Continue reading
The God of Pioneer 8 – Live Updates
The God of Pioneer 8 is taking place on July 17th in Tokyo, Japan. It is the largest Pioneer event of each season, drawing in players from all over Japan to compete at… Continue reading
Code of the Cardboard Samurai #17 -God of Pioneer 7 and the State of Organized Play in Japan
With the God of Pioneer 7 tournament in the books and still fresh on everybody’s mind, The Japan Hobbyist and his “cohost” Taichi invite new friend and local MTG player Mickey… Continue reading