Monthly Archives: August 2017

A Night In Nagato And A Trip To Hagi

Posted on August 30, 2017 by tokyofox

In the early days of visiting Hiroshima it was like a holiday but after going there so many times it’s fair to say that the number of things to do close to the city centre dries up. As a result, … Continue reading →

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Mara-kannon Temple (a.k.a. Penis Temple!)

Posted on August 27, 2017 by tokyofox

What better way to start the day than with a temple featuring a load of phallic-shaped structures! As ever with such places there was a slightly more serious meaning behind the facade and one that is of great importance to … Continue reading →

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On The Fox Trail……At Motonosumi Inari Shrine (Yamaguchi)

Posted on August 23, 2017 by tokyofox

Think of loads of beautiful red torii gates winding their way through a beautiful natural environment and Fushimi Inari in Kyoto is no doubt what comes to mind for almost everyone. However, this particular shrine is a rival contender when … Continue reading →

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Akiyoshido Limestone Cave In Mine City

Posted on August 20, 2017 by tokyofox

It’s been a pretty frantic last seven weeks with trips to Sri Lanka, Hong Kong and in the recent Obon holiday we went to Hiroshima to see my wife’s parents as we often tend to do in such holiday periods. … Continue reading →

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Jogasaki Kaigan Coast

Posted on August 17, 2017 by tokyofox

  Only a matter of days after I had published all eleven of my Shizuoka-related posts from the Japanese Golden Week holiday, I was back in Izu visiting my in-laws. My wife had already been resting up there the week … Continue reading →

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Interesting Japanese Playground Structures #5 – Giraffe Slide

Posted on August 14, 2017 by tokyofox

Many of the parks and children’s playgrounds in Japan, particularly in Tokyo, are quite poor compared to other countries in terms of space, surroundings and a lack of grass. However, a handful of them do tend to possess extremely creative structures … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong 2017 Pt VI: The Search For “Club Obi Wan”

Posted on August 11, 2017 by tokyofox

Things have rarely gone smoothly when it comes to hunting down filming locations from the Indiana Jones franchise. I ran out of time to go to Kairouan in Tunisia which was used to represent Cairo in ‘Raiders Of The Lost Ark‘ … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong Filming Locations: Johnny English Reborn (2011)

Posted on August 8, 2017 by tokyofox

There have been a fair few spy spoof’s over the years and whilst the likes of Austin Powers usually gets a lot of recognition, this comedy vehicle for Rowan Atkinson is not as fondly remembered. Not by me though as … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong 2017 Pt V: The Best Of The Rest

Posted on August 5, 2017 by tokyofox

The main reason for this latest trip of ours was to see Leicester play in the Premier League Asia Trophy but that made up only a fraction of our time in the Hong Kong. There was plenty of other time for … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong 2017 Pt IV: Getting Arty In Hong Kong

Posted on August 2, 2017 by tokyofox

On the face of it these stacked apartments are just part of yet another high-rise building in a densely populated region. However, there’s something fascinating, and indeed beautiful about their style and imperfection. Such sights are probably oblivious to many … Continue reading →

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