Plaza Japan Blog

With an explosion of innovative and instantly popular anime, and the merch to go along with it, even long-time fans of all things anime will start to wonder why Luffy tried so hard to find treasure wh … read more

Whether you are new to the hobby of building plastic model kits, or you are continuing to find ways to hone your skills, learning plastic model weathering techniques can be more difficult than it se … read more

After going from a fringe underground hobby to a cherished mainstay, video games and their collectibles have only continued to grow in popularity. After all, many now-beloved video games and charac … read more

Japan is known and celebrated for many things, and key among them is a solid ethic of working hard and playing harder. With an eye for finding fun in fleeting moments, including in the daily grind, … read more

It is a near must that any anime collector makes a pilgrimage to Japan at least once, especially because nothing can truly compare to the experience of shopping for hard-to-find and unique collecti … read more

Japan’s extensive railway system has become so celebrated worldwide that Japanese railroads have become nearly synonymous with life in modern Japan. As a result, it’s not very surprising that some … read more