Monthly Archives: January 2018

On The Trail Of Shin Godzilla #1 – Shinagawa

Posted on January 29, 2018 by tokyofox

In the original ‘Godzilla‘ (1954) movie, the first place on land where the gigantic amphibious bipedal lizard arrived was Shinagawa which he promptly destroyed. Presumably ‘Shin Gojira‘ (2016) was paying homage to that and the 120 minute film features a few … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: Big Day Out Festival In Sydney (2002)

Posted on January 26, 2018 by tokyofox

This festival was the big one on the Australian calendar (until it finished in 2014) and one that I was lucky enough to attend back on January 26th (a.k.a. Australia Day) in 2002. Before it got cancelled I only really … Continue reading →

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Dining Out In Shizuoka City

Posted on January 23, 2018 by tokyofox

These days Japan is awash with all manner of matcha flavoured confectionary on sale in stores nationwide. However, it may surprise the recent influx of visitors to the country that such green tea sweets are actually quite a recent phenomena in Japan … Continue reading →

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Sightseeing In Shizuoka City

Posted on January 20, 2018 by tokyofox

The majority of our time over the festive break was just spent at my parents-in-law’s place in Ito but we did take a short weekend break to Shizuoka city which is still a couple of hours away despite being in … Continue reading →

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The Best Of The Rest Of Our Time In Izu

Posted on January 16, 2018 by tokyofox

Eating, drinking and sleeping basically covers the rest of our time in Izu but for those who have got past that first sentence let me tell you about all the other stuff starting with Ito City Hall.   Now that … Continue reading →

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Lake Ippeki-ko & The Abandoned Ruins Of It’s Lakeside Hotel

Posted on January 13, 2018 by tokyofox

  Without my own wheels in Izu, it’s fair to say that options are a little limited when I want to go off and do some kind of sightseeing by myself. As nice as it is, there’s only so many … Continue reading →

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Dinosaurs + Amazing Drinking Water Fountain (Video) On Mt Komuro

Posted on January 10, 2018 by tokyofox

After all the excess eating over the festive season I really felt in need of a bit of exercise and some fresh air one day so the obvious choice was the nearby Mount Komuro which is very walkable from my … Continue reading →

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Mind Blowing Star Wars Exhibit At Nippon TV Tower

Posted on January 7, 2018 by tokyofox

  The last few years have been exciting times for Star Wars fans at Christmas with the release of three movies during the festive season. Of course I was there to see it on opening day at my local cinema … Continue reading →

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On The Fox Trail……At The Oji Fox Parade

Posted on January 4, 2018 by tokyofox

New Years Eve is a night that promises much but often delivers very little and I long gave up on doing anything whatsoever on it but this time was different as I came back to Tokyo on a 24 hour … Continue reading →

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TF Top 20……Tokyo Fox Hits Of 2017

Posted on January 1, 2018 by tokyofox

So 2018 has only just begun and already Tokyo Fox is looking back!! For about eight years now there have been exactly ten new posts on here each and every month and these are the twenty from 2017 which got the most hits…excluding … Continue reading →

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