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Ultimate guide to Ghibli Park: attractions, restaurants, shops, tickets, free areas and more Everything you need to know, including tips and hacks, to…

Dec 29, 2022

An old/new work by Ito Junji, master of horror manga

Nov 21, 2022

Anime (and manga, of course) can be so heavily stylized that a lot of fans end up forming a fantasy version of Japan in their heads that doesn’t square…

Mar 28, 2022

Iwasaki Taisei is the lead composer and arranger on the soundtracks for BELLE, a visually stunning new film with beautiful music from Hosoda Mamoru…

Feb 6, 2022

Japan, and Tokyo in particular, are veritable meccas for retro game lovers. One of these dedicated game collectors has managed to buy every single…

Jul 24, 2021

I've always said you should stay away from crane games. In my first book, Tokyo Geek's Guide, I wrote the following regarding game centers (i.e. game…

Jul 22, 2021

A very interesting piece about anime director Hosoda Mamoru whose latest film, Belle, has just screened at the Cannes Film Festival. Mamoru Hosoda has…

Jul 19, 2021

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