December 17, 2011

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Japanese MTG Player Archetypes and Hobby Store Profiles II

I’m going to focus on two smaller stores today as well as talk a little bit about the different player archetypes I’ve come across in Japan. Hopefully this will be useful in determining… Continue reading →

December 14, 2011

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Hobby Shop Profiles in Japan I: Nagoya part 1

I remember my first trip to the card store when I was a kid. Not soon after I played a few games of Magic with my friend, I decide to buy my first… Continue reading →

December 11, 2011

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The Master's Guild

A quick insight on cards

As my first post in the category of Magic The Gathering, I want to give a quick history of what I’ve learned so far about the card culture over here. I started playing… Continue reading →

December 7, 2011

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Solar Backpack

My Plug in Baby

The Voltaic Systems Solar Backpack As one of my first posts here, I want to talk about something I’ve recently become very interested in. ECO products and going off the grid. It all… Continue reading →

December 5, 2011

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Hello world!

I would like to welcome everybody to my new Blog, The Japan Hobbyist. After living in Japan for more than 5 years now, I’ve come to realize that from time to time people… Continue reading →

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List of Weekly Tournaments in Nagoya

Nagoya has standard Magic tournaments almost every day.

-- MONDAY: Card Brunch Kanayama, 6:30
-- TUESDAY: Hobby Station Sasashima, 6:45 pm
-- WEDNESDAY: Hobby Station Mei Eki, 6pm
-- THURSDAY: TCG 193, 7pm
-- FRIDAY: 6pm, FNM, Various locations (check MTG locator), Draft at Big Magic usually if enough people. Prinny Club Kanayama 8pm and 11pm.
-- SATURDAY: Card Labo Mei Eki, 11:30 am - Hobby Station Mei Eki, 2pm.
-- SUNDAY: Big Magic, 11 am. Usually a booster draft after standard tournament (3:30 or later depending on number of participants at the standard event).

There are also Legacy and Modern events held around town during the week.

-- Monday: TCG 193, 7pm (Modern)
-- Tuesday: TCG 193, 7pm (Legacy)
-- Thursday: Advantage Kamimaezu, 7pm (Legacy)
-- Friday: Hobby Station Mei Eki (modern) 6pm, Advantage Kamimaezu (modern and legacy) 6:30pm, TCG Shop 193 (modern), 7pm
-- Saturday: Hobby Station Osu, 1pm (Legacy), TCG 193 (Legacy)
-- Sunday: Hobby Station Osu, 5pm (Modern)

There are also modern, legacy, and vintage events about one time a month at Big Magic as well. Amenity Dream also hosts one Legacy even a month too I think. Check the "Magic the Gathering" tab on the top of my website to get more information about the locations of these stores.