Don't get me wrong — the whole Tofugu team worked hard while we were in Japan last month. We spent hours filming in sub-freezing temperatures, hauled around giant backpacks full of camera equipment, and spent countless … [Read more...]
Anyone who has any interest in Japan has most likely been exposed to pachinko (パチンコ) in one form or another. Perhaps you saw it in an anime or a drama, or perhaps you ran across it in one of our earlier Tofugu posts, or … [Read more...]
Retro style video game bars have popped up all over Japan this past decade. The main draw is that you can play home game consoles while getting tanked on sake. In public. It’s pretty much every little boy’s dream come … [Read more...]
Aight maggots. It’s time to edumacate you in the fine art of UFO catching. I’m about to present to you tips on how to net yourself a cute stuff j-character without spending a lot of moolah. Koichi spent ¥5,000 figuring out … [Read more...]