Every month, Phantom River Stone holds a poll among our patrons to choose a topic for the blog in the coming month. After tallying the votes...

Yu Suzuki and YS Net have once again marked the arrival of the New Year with a charming Shenmue-themed greeting illustration and message, pu...

In Shenmue, Dobuita's many restaurants have been crafted in realistic detail, offering a variety of different cuisine and dishes, even i...

A few pictures from a recent visit to the scenic city of Kyoto which had strong vibes of Ryo's hometown. Temple Garden Koi fish swim laz...

Every month Phantom River Stone holds a poll among our patrons to choose a topic for the blog in the coming month. After tallying the votes ...

Players of Shenmue III will be familiar with the many locations at which Smart Ball game machines can be found throughout the town of Niaowu...

The Hazuki Family Altar contains memorial tablets for Ryo's deceased father, Iwao Hazuki, and his mother. In a close-up shot, the kanji ...

The Shenmue series has been carefully crafted to be played at the player's own pace, without being pressured to rush through to the end....

One of the many small details in the first game in the Shenmue series is the way that Ryo always makes sure to slip off his shoes whe...

Yu Suzuki has tweeted out a Shenmue-themed illustration to mark Japan's Tanabata Festival, with the words: "July 7th. Today is Tana...

Yesterday, Yu Suzuki tweeted out a Shenmue-themed illustration in celebration of Children's Day, featuring Ryo and Shenhua (and a little...

In the first two Shenmue games, there were plenty of restaurants and food stands to be found - and even Tom's hot dog truck - but it was...

Yu Suzuki shared several new Shenmue III screenshots at the Reboot Develop conference last week, and one of these was the above image of R...

Today's topic was selected as the Patrons' Choice topic for November by the Phantom River Stone blog patrons via our monthly po...

Today's topic was selected as the Patrons' Choice topic for November by the Phantom River Stone blog patrons via our monthly po...

Yokosuka was featured yesterday in TV Tokyo's YojiGoji Days , a daily show with information about daily life in Japan. The on-the-scene ...

Every month Phantom River Stone holds a poll among our patrons to choose a topic for the blog in the coming month. The results are in for Oc...

We have put together a trailer for our new series of Shenmue-themed Japanese lessons, to give a little taste of what to expect. If you...

In Shenmue 1, opposite the You Arcade on a side-wall running alongside the Maeda Barbershop on Dobuita Street, are a couple of slightly str...

Last month our White Tiger patrons voted in our monthly poll to decide one of the post topics for this month, and the results are in! The...