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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Otaku Culture

Trading Card Culture in Japan Beyond Pokémon

Trading Card Culture in Japan Beyond PokémonBy Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThe Pokémon card auction that took place in Yokoham...
2026.04.24
Otaku Culture
Manga & Anime

The Making of a Manga: From Manuscript to Weekly Serialization

The Making of a Manga: From Manuscript to Weekly SerializationBy Yoshi | Japan UnveiledEvery week, fifty-two weeks a yea...
2026.04.24
Manga & Anime
Otaku Culture

Ikigai for Otaku: How Obsessive Hobbies Can Actually Be Healthy

Ikigai for Otaku: How Obsessive Hobbies Can Actually Be HealthyBy Yoshi | Japan UnveiledI want to make an argument that ...
2026.04.24
Otaku Culture
Japanese culture

Japan’s Obsession With Cleanliness: Beyond Just Being Tidy

Japan's Obsession With Cleanliness: Beyond Just Being TidyBy Yoshi | Japan UnveiledThere is a moment at the end of every...
2026.04.24
Japanese culture
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Japanese culture

Japan’s Obsession With Cleanliness: Beyond Just Being Tidy
Japan’s Fireworks Culture: The Art of Hanabi
Depachika: Japan’s Underground Food Paradise
Japanese Stationery: The Culture of Beautiful Writing Tools
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Japanese food

The Japanese Convenience Store Breakfast: A Field Guide
Japanese Sweets and Chocolate: How Japan Reinvented Dessert
Ramen at Home: How Japanese People Actually Cook It
Japanese Seafood Beyond Sushi: The Incredible World of Fish Culture
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Manga & Anime

The Making of a Manga: From Manuscript to Weekly Serialization
The Best Anime Studios: Ghibli, KyoAni, MAPPA, and What Makes Each Special
Anime Music: From Opening Themes to City Pop to the Songs That Define Generations
Hunter x Hunter: The Manga That Keeps Disappearing — and Why Fans Keep Waiting
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Otaku Culture

Trading Card Culture in Japan Beyond Pokémon
Ikigai for Otaku: How Obsessive Hobbies Can Actually Be Healthy
Japanese Toy Culture: From Tamagotchi to Beyblade to Gacha
World Cosplay Summit: Nagoya’s Global Costume Championship
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Strange things in Japan

Quirky Japan Chronicles – Episode 14: Rent-a-Friend Cafés — Paying Someone to Listen
Quirky Japan Chronicles – Episode 13: Japan’s Professional Apology Industry
Quirky Japan Chronicles – Episode 12
Quirky Japan Chronicles – Episode 11: Sleeping at Work Is Encouraged
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