Popeye #952

Popeye #952, To the South from Tokyo, is all about getting out of the city for summer. The August issue follows the coast south of Tokyo, from Shonan and Yokohama to Yokosuka and Miura, exploring beaches, bars, music spots, small hotels, surfboards, summer clothes, noodles and independent bookshops for a proper City Boy escape.

Popeye magazine is the “Magazine for City Boys”. The founders printed this on the cover of the magazine when it debuted in 1976. What’s a “city boy”? The term doesn’t appear in the dictionary and no expert panel could define it. So we felt we should explore every aspect of what this “city boy” might be. After decades of debate, it still makes for a topic of lively discussion. It can be a style or a way of thinking. To get an idea of what makes a city boy, read Popeye magazine.