40 years in Japan · Written in English

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I'm Yosi, and I've lived in central Japan for over 40 years. This is my obsession: sharing the Japan tourists miss — the food, the culture, the anime, and the gloriously strange stuff nobody tells you about.

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Strange things in Japan

Quirky Japan Chronicles – Episode 17: The Etiquette of Japanese Business Cards

Quirky Japan Chronicles – Episode 17: The Etiquette of Japanese Business CardsBy Yoshi | Japan UnveiledI want to tell yo...
2026.05.04
Strange things in Japan
Otaku Culture

Ikebukuro Decoded — History, Streets, and the Otaku Culture That Grew Between Two Department Stores

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledIntroduction — The Station as a City, and the City as a ParadoxThere is a running joke among Ja...
2026.05.04
Otaku Culture
Otaku Culture

Osu — The Otaku District That Grew Up in a Temple Market

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledIntroduction — The Place I Know BestThere is a specific kind of knowledge that comes only from ...
2026.05.04
Otaku Culture
Otaku Culture

Den-Den Town — Osaka’s Electric City and the Kansai Soul of Otaku Culture

By Yoshi | Japan UnveiledIntroduction — The City That Refuses to Be SecondOsaka has a complicated relationship with the ...
2026.05.04
Otaku Culture
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Japanese culture

The Tōkai Region’s Hidden Character — Japan’s Most Underestimated Corner
Visual Kei — Japan’s Most Theatrical Subculture and Why the World Hasn’t Caught Up
The Kōban — Japan’s Secret Weapon for Safe Streets
Japan’s Earthquake Psychology — Living on the Ring of Fire
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Japanese food

The Future of Japanese Food 2030
Japanese Soup Noodles Beyond Ramen
Japanese Convenience Store Hot Foods
Japanese Food Allergies & Dietary Navigation
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Manga & Anime

The Manga Editor — The Hidden Architect of Japan’s Most Powerful Stories
Top 5 Anime Films That Are Not Studio Ghibli (But Should Be Just as Famous)
Shonen Jump: The Magazine That Changed the World
Japanese Animation Techniques: How Anime Is Actually Made Frame by Frame
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Otaku Culture

Ikebukuro Decoded — History, Streets, and the Otaku Culture That Grew Between Two Department Stores
Osu — The Otaku District That Grew Up in a Temple Market
Den-Den Town — Osaka’s Electric City and the Kansai Soul of Otaku Culture
Beyond Akihabara — Japan’s Regional Otaku Capitals and the Hidden Geography of Fandom
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Strange things in Japan

Quirky Japan Chronicles – Episode 17: The Etiquette of Japanese Business Cards
Quirky Japan Chronicles – Episode 16: Cat Cafés — The Original Rental Animal Experience
Quirky Japan Chronicles – Episode 15: The Professionals Who Queue for You
Quirky Japan Chronicles – Episode 14: Rent-a-Friend Cafés — Paying Someone to Listen
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