News by Matt S. Just a few weeks ago I went to Warehouse Kawasaki in Kawasaki city – a city sandwiched between Tokyo itself, and Yokohama. It’s something that I’ve wanted to do for many years, based on what I had heard of it, but never previously had the opportunity…
Read MoreTravel by Matt S. I’m back in Australia now, so writing this piece on Japan is my way of dealing with the post-travel blues. That being said, I wanted to write about Gifu city anyway, because I visited it for the first time this year, and it made a powerful…
Read MoreTravel by Matt S. As a very big fan of games based in Japanese history – Samurai Warriors, Nobunaga’s Ambition, Hakuouki and the like – I’ve always used my trips to Japan for Tokyo Game Show and the like to indulge in some history tourism. Over the years, I’ve visited…
Read MoreTravel by Matt S. People think that Japanese cuisine is all about the sushi and wagyu, and while those are very fine things in themselves, I do often find that people play it very “safe” when they visit Japan. Perhaps its because the Japanese language means that you’re not always…
Read MoreTravel by Matt S. As a big (big) fan of Koei Tecmo’s Nioh, over the past year or so, I’ve become quite fascinated with the central character in that game – William Adams, or “Samurai Bill”, as I like to refer to him. Nioh is only very loosely based on…
Read MoreTravel by Matt S. So, I’m back in Japan for a short holiday, and figured I’d do what I usually do and share a couple of pieces about my time here. Because, after all, Japan is an interesting place to visit. One of the first things I did on landing…
Read MoreTravel by Matt S. Osaka isn’t my favourite place in Japan. That’s not to say it’s a terrible place, of course – it’s a city filled with delights. It’s just that I generally prefer Tokyo as far as Japan’s big cities go, and if I’m going to get out of…
Read MoreTourism by Matt S. When I look at how the media is reporting on virtual reality, one of the things that I keep seeing is that, because VR technology missed those early predicated sales figures set down by PR outfits looking to build hype, then the technology itself must therefore…
Read MoreTourism by Matt S. The first major thing I did on my trip in Japan this year was attend the annual Hatsune Miku Expo and concert that is held at this time of year. It’s a special year, as it’s the tenth anniversary since Miku herself was unleashed on the…
Read MoreMatt’s in Japan now, so this podcast was actually recorded a little ahead of time. Nonetheless, we did find some great stuff to talk about. First up we talk about Japan itself; some of the things to get up to while you’re there (it’s not just about anime and games,…
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