Monthly Archives: November 2019

Review: Films Set In Japan – Earthquake Bird (2019)

Posted on November 29, 2019 by tokyofox

This Netflix movie was released on the video-on-demand streaming service on November 15th and is based on the novel of the same name (2001) by British author Susanna Jones. It stars Swedish actress Alicia Vikander who’s done films in her native Swedish … Continue reading →

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Unique Monkey Temple In Tokyo (+ Other Primate-Related Locations Nearby!)

Posted on November 26, 2019 by tokyofox

After visiting the sandy-red monkey temple in Saitama it got me wondering if there was anything similar of note in Tokyo. It seemed there was and even better was the fact that it was a fairly short bike ride from … Continue reading →

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Australia Filming Locations #10 – The Adventures of Priscilla, Queen of the Desert (1994)

Posted on November 23, 2019 by tokyofox

This funny feel-good movie sees a transexual and two drag queens go on a road trip across Australia in a silver-painted bus full of sequinned costumes, glitter, shoes and 70’s pop tunes. Bernadette/Ralph (Terence Stamp), Mitzi/Tick (Hugo Weaving), and Felicia/Adam (Guy Pearce) … Continue reading →

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Just One Day In Sapporo But It Was A Busy 24 Hours

Posted on November 20, 2019 by tokyofox

Returning to cities on Japan’s main island Honshu is something that will probably happen again and again but the same cannot be said of those cities in Kyushu (the most southerly main island) or Hokkaido (the most northerly main island) … Continue reading →

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Hill Of The Buddha – The Place To Go For The Instagram Generation!

Posted on November 14, 2019 by tokyofox

The main reason for going to this southern Sapporo cemetery was to see the life-size Moai statues but on the 25 minute bus journey my research told me that there was a pretty impressive buddha statue on site too. Nice. … Continue reading →

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Life-Size Moai Statues In Japan! Who Knew!!

Posted on November 11, 2019 by tokyofox

  Given how remote Easter Island is I think it’s fair to say that I am unlikely to ever visit this Chilean territory. Luckily, Japan has a couple of places with replicas which are far easier to get to. Taiyo … Continue reading →

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Fun & Excitement Are Never Too Far Away When Watching This Non-League Japanese Team!

Posted on November 8, 2019 by tokyofox

  The Japanese all seem to love Disney and pretty much every passenger who disembarks at the Maihama Station is heading to “the happiest place on earth.” Not me though!

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Rugby World Cup Fever Grips Japan For Six Memorable Weeks Of Action

Posted on November 4, 2019 by tokyofox

For the last six weeks the Rugby World Cup (RWC) has never been too far away from TV, online, radio and newspaper headlines. For something which is considered a fairly minor sport in Japan it’s certainly made a splash over … Continue reading →

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Doing The Star Wars Tokyo Metro Stamp Rally In One Day……By Bicycle!

Posted on November 2, 2019 by tokyofox

  When I went to the Star Wars Identities interactive exhibition on it’s opening day in August I picked up a booklet in the station for a stamp rally. I didn’t even look at it for a couple of weeks … Continue reading →

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