JUGS Interview

I had the pleasure recently to conduct an online interview with Damian from Chiba. He and his friends have been running the club JUGS (Japan's United Gaming Society) in Chiba since 2009. Their group might be small, but they are always on the hunt for new players in the greater Chiba area.

Before the interview though, here is the quick and dirty coverage of their club. This is all available on the page link to the right of course. This will give you a good feel for the group before we dig into the meat of the interview.

Club Name: J.U.G.S. Japan's United Gaming Society 

Club Location: Chiba 


Focus: provide a gaming space in Chiba that caters for and integrates both foreign and native players interested in playing Wargames


Structure: Our bilingual friendly group is free for anyone interested in coming (either English or Japanese speakers). We have a playing space that can cater for up to 8 players playing 4 games at once with room for a couple more to watch. There are no fees.


Games played most often: Warhammer, 40k, Blood Bowl, Mordheim, Infinity, Dystopian Wars, War Machine, Gorkamorka, Settlers of Catan, Flames of War, Bolt Action, Dark Future, Space Hulk and Saga. We are very open to trying new games.We also have a couple of experienced Roleplayers and we are looking at running  some English language role-plays such as Dark Heresy, Call of Cthulu in the near future if we get enough interested players. 

Special Considerations: none


Point of Contact: JUGS Japan's United Gaming Society Page on Facebook and/or deimimix@yahoo.comWargamers in Japan is interested in learning who all of our gaming neighbors are. 

Read on for the full interview!

Model Shops in Chiba Part 2

The second look at shops in the Chiba area from our friends at JUGS. This shop is a two for one stop!

How to Get There: Located a short 5 minute walk from JR Chiba train station on the third floor of building with Yodobashi Camera on the ground floor. At the top of the escalators you'll be greeted by the Scale model & toy shop which is great for Hobby and modelling supplies.

What You'll Find: Behind this to the right is another Yellow submarine store. This shop stocks GW models and an alright selection of cheap Reaper models. As with all Yellow Submarine stores codex and army books are in Japanese only now. You can get White Dwarf Visions here too but not the weekly one. Prices are the usual retail prices. They have a few older Games Workshop metal kits and blisters packs too for any GW collectors out there.

Not a bad shop overall!

Model Shops in Chiba Part 1

Courtesy of our friends at JUGS (Japan's United Gaming Society) is their first of many looks at hobby and game shops in the Chiba area.

Shop Name: Hobby House Mr. Field
Location: Kashiwa, Chiba
Website: http://ameblo.jp/hobbyspacemrfield/

How to get there: Mr. Field is located in Kashiwa right next to the JR station (south exit). You go out of the ticket gates, turn left, enter the shopping mall ahead of you, go down the stairs to the ground floor (on B1 of this building is a yellow submarine too, good for scale models, toys etc) go out through the exit to your right and it's on your right.

What you will find: Mr. Field has game tables and an excellent selection of 40k, fantasy, Avatars of War, and Bolt Action. Staff are friendly, prices are retail prices, no cheap stuff. Some of their scenery pieces are really cool.

If you have played at the store, interacted with the staff, or have anything to let the gamers know, please post in the comments.

Reprinted with Permission. Original Content Here.