{"id":11017,"date":"2023-08-01T15:38:31","date_gmt":"2023-08-01T13:38:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/01\/a-portal-to-a-different-world-a-gamers-guide-to-visiting-japan\/"},"modified":"2023-08-01T15:38:31","modified_gmt":"2023-08-01T13:38:31","slug":"a-portal-to-a-different-world-a-gamers-guide-to-visiting-japan","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/costops.com\/index.php\/2023\/08\/01\/a-portal-to-a-different-world-a-gamers-guide-to-visiting-japan\/","title":{"rendered":"\u2018A portal to a different world\u2019: a gamer\u2019s guide to visiting Japan"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you enter the big green pipe to Super Nintendo World, or want to rummage through rare games in Tokyo\u2019s Electric Town, Japan is a video game paradise<\/p>\n<p>The experience of travelling in Japan is simultaneously overwhelming and freeing. The world feels bigger out there, gilded by how mainstream video game culture is in comparison with the west. It doesn\u2019t feel like a subculture; it is ordinary. For example, I walked into a FamilyMart for a snack one afternoon, and found a Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom promotional mushroom tart (which was delicious). The little bright-green payphones along the streets are the very same as those used in the Resident Services in Animal Crossing. Narita Airport even has an entire Nintendo display welcoming jet-lagged passengers fresh off the plane. As a western tourist on a personal pilgrimage, there is so much to find and be surprised by.<\/p>\n<p>Here are some recommendations for fellow video game fans planning to explore Japan:<\/p>\n<p> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/games\/2023\/aug\/01\/gamers-guide-to-visiting-japan-super-nintendo-world\">Continue reading&#8230;<\/a><br \/>\n<img src=\"https:\/\/i.guim.co.uk\/img\/media\/94c500b065087a7dfb07acdfd7a2a32b9daa8401\/314_667_6724_4034\/master\/6724.jpg?width=140&amp;quality=85&amp;auto=format&amp;fit=max&amp;s=e2eccaf8c4014fb6621cba66cb407be7\" title=\"\u2018A portal to a different world\u2019: a gamer\u2019s guide to visiting Japan\" \/>Whether you enter the big green pipe to Super Nintendo World, or want to rummage through rare games in Tokyo\u2019s Electric Town, Japan is a video game paradise<br \/>\nThe experience of travelling in Japan is simultaneously overwhelming and freeing. The world feels bigger out there, gilded by how mainstream video game culture is in comparison with the west. It doesn\u2019t feel like a subculture; it is ordinary. For example, I walked into a FamilyMart for a snack one afternoon, and found a Legend of Zelda: Tears of the Kingdom promotional mushroom tart (which was delicious). The little bright-green payphones along the streets are the very same as those used in the Resident Services in Animal Crossing. Narita Airport even has an entire Nintendo display welcoming jet-lagged passengers fresh off the plane. As a western tourist on a personal pilgrimage, there is so much to find and be surprised by.<br \/>\nHere are some recommendations for fellow video game fans planning to explore Japan: Continue reading&#8230;Technology | The Guardian<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Whether you enter the big green pipe to Super Nintendo World, or want to rummage through rare games in Tokyo\u2019s Electric Town, Japan is a video game paradise The experience of travelling in Japan is simultaneously overwhelming and freeing. 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