Everyday Japan·Oct 12Is Akihabara Only for Anime Fans?Anime is a big part of Akihabara, but there’s more to the neighborhood than you might expect.
HAL Gadget Lab·Sep 9Why My DJI Osmo Pocket 4P Photos Looked Green in AkihabaraMixed lighting, automatic white balance, and what I would change next time
Japanese Maker&Start up Now by FabScene·Aug 5Publishing Schematics Before “Open Source” Was a Word: 55 Years of Akizuki Denshi, Japan’s…The Akihabara institution that every Japanese maker knows — run on cash, instinct, and one founder’s restless curiosityA response icon2A response icon2
Aonekomon·Jun 23How Japan became just a “cheap tourist destination” for foreignersThe illusion of the inbound boom and the loss of our cultural dignity.
Dmitrii Epikhin·Apr 4I spoke with the owner of a retro game shop in Tokyo — Rare Item Studio owner interviewAkihabara — supposedly the best street for gaming goods — is overrated. But the atmosphere of Rare Item Studio won me over
Japanese Maker&Start up Now by FabScene·Mar 27How Hobbyist Hardware Kits Reached Every Corner of Japan: The Story of Akihabara’s Indie Hardware…“Doujin hardware” — the term refers to hardware products designed and built by individual hobbyists. Born in the early 2010s somewhere on…
Japanese Maker&Start up Now by FabScene·Jan 15Inside Yushakobo: Why Japan’s Famous Custom Keyboard Shop Changed HandsThis article is adapted and translated from a Japanese interview originally published on FabScene.
Yaseen Hijazi·Oct 14, 2025Ballin’ on a Budget — 5 fun things to do in Tokyo for free!Exploring Tokyo doesn’t have to cost an arm and a leg, in fact, you can totally soak up Japan’s capital city without spending a cent!
Destiny Aitsuji·May 30, 2025Japan Journal Day 11: Adult Goods & Entertainment Solo AdventureAN: This is a re-post from my original website that had shut down due to hosting hikes. My 3 week Japan-Busan journey will be reposted to…
