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Yakuza, Spoiled Carpets and Big Cash -- The World of a Gaijin Hostess in Tokyo

Yakuza, Spoiled Carpets and Big Cash — The World of a Gaijin Hostess in Tokyo

October 5, 2020
by Eleanor Wilson
Features

“I don’t want to do this job for that long. I don’t want to do it now if I’m honest. Who wants to sit around…

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Rush Hour Sucks Everywhere

Rush Hour Sucks Everywhere

June 16, 2020
by Maria Danuco
Japan Yarns, Yarns

In Tokyo, rush hour extends to 8pm. Not because of systemic inefficiency, but simply because lots of people work later than 6 o’clock. And I…

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The Japanese Government Is Going To Subsidise Your Next Trip to Japan

The Japanese Government Is Going To Subsidise Your Next Trip to Japan

May 27, 2020
by Gemma Clarke
Current Affairs

Here at Global Hobo, Japan has been one of our favourite places in the universe for quite some time. It’s the steamy solidarity of soaking…

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Santa Claus Coffee in Joyful Minowa

Santa Claus Coffee in Joyful Minowa

May 21, 2020
by Bronte Hodge
Features

The street bustles with a steady stream of visitors. Every now and again, one individual will pause, examining a store’s goods. Amongst this, Papa Noel…

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The Real Tokyo Blues

The Real Tokyo Blues

May 4, 2020
by Khushaal Singh
Japan Yarns, Yarns

The black coffee reflects the vague shape of a little boy who thinks he’s a man. It’s rather off-putting, to be honest. Like the transition…

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An Encounter With a Cult in Tokyo

An Encounter With a Cult in Tokyo

April 17, 2020
by Kerry Vincent
Yarns

My housemates buy overpriced drinks and sit down at the window seats inside the Starbucks across from us, camera phones at the ready. I nervously…

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I Went to a Love Hotel, Japan's Open Taboo

I Went to a Love Hotel, Japan’s Open Taboo

January 24, 2020
by Isla MacKinnon
Japan Yarns, Yarns

It was approaching midnight on a cold Tuesday. My boyfriend and I were drunkenly trawling the backstreets of Shibuya, leading us to the street of…

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Why Do a Writing Workshop in Japan With Global Hobo?

Why Do a Writing Workshop in Japan With Global Hobo?

January 16, 2020
by The Hobos
Workshops

Do you have itchy feet? Are you having a mini quarter-life crisis, or feeling stuck in a rut trying to figure out what the hell…

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A Bit of Bad Fortune in Tokyo

A Bit of Bad Fortune in Tokyo

January 6, 2020
by Sophie Browning
Japan Yarns, Yarns

During my stay in Japan, I observed a lot of fortune-telling in Tokyo. I write “observed” because I found it difficult to get my own…

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Lessons from Japanese Love Dolls

Lessons from Japanese Love Dolls

November 5, 2019
by Jodie Holm
Japan Yarns, Yarns

Hi, I’m interested in your collection. *Delete Delete Delete*  Hello, I would like to come and see your dolls. *Delete Delete Delete*  Maybe I should…

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Global Hobo Launches On-the-Road Writing Workshops in Japan

Global Hobo Launches On-the-Road Writing Workshops in Japan

September 26, 2019
by The Hobos
Workshops

Are you a wannabe freelance writer or an aspiring travel journalist with itchy feet? Do you want to spend a month frolicking across urban and…

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How Studio Ghibli Nearly Got Me Arrested in Japan

How Studio Ghibli Nearly Got Me Arrested in Japan

August 2, 2019
by Brody Whiteman
Japan Yarns, Yarns

I’ve always been a model citizen. Not a church boy, but just enough so my moral compass feels I’m benefitting the world in some fashion….

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