Contents in English

rinzo-yohyosha is a personal site by rinzo, focused on deep-cut historical archives and maps of Japanese culture (manga, modern literature, tourist information, supply chains, energy infrastructure, and more). The site is primarily Japanese; below are the pages with a full English version.

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Manga Magazine Serialization Map

A 70-year historical archive (1947–2017) of every serialized title across 15 major Japanese manga magazines, on a single Gantt chart. Compare overlapping serializations across Shōnen Jump, Magazine, Sunday, Champion, Nakayoshi, Garo, COM, and more. Data: Media Arts Database (CC BY 4.0). English titles via AniList for 494 works.

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Japanese Literature Timeline (Aozora Bunko)

An author-pivoted timeline of Japanese modern literature: 9,334 works by 612 authors across 75 magazines and newspapers (1890–1965 mostly). See Sōseki moving between Asahi Shimbun and Hototogisu, Akutagawa concentrating on Chūōkōron, and Higuchi Ichiyō's brief career in context. 130 major authors with English Wikipedia links; 65 well-known works with established English titles.

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Tourist Information Centers in Japan

An interactive map of 1,300+ tourist information centers across Japan, sourced from OpenStreetMap. Filter by type (Roadside Station, At Train Station, Tourist Association, General) and by international support (centers with English-name tags or Wikidata English labels are shown with a gold ring). Includes practical booking shortcuts via KKday for non-Japanese travelers.

About the Japanese-only pages: the Japanese Contents page lists 22 more interactive pages that don't yet have an English version — a math derivation chart with 396 nodes, a tech-tree of human knowledge, supply-chain maps for over 30 industries, a power-plant map of Japan, a timeline of element discoveries, and more. Most of these are visual/data-heavy and should be readable even without Japanese fluency. Use a browser translator if needed.

Editorial policy for English pages: we don't write travel diaries, personal reviews, or destination guides — we publish structured datasets and historical archives that English-language sources rarely cover in depth. For practical travel-confirmation needs (opening hours, language support, JR Pass eligibility), please consult JNTO, each venue's official site, or large Japan-travel publishers.