Monthly Archives: September 2022

Riding On One Of The World’s Seven Dangletrains

Posted on September 30, 2022 by tokyofox

Learning recently that there were only seven suspended railways operating in the world was a surprise, and hearing that two of them were in Japan was something I didn’t expect either. Some of this information came off the back of … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: Movie Location Hunting & Sightseeing In New York City (2012)

Posted on September 27, 2022 by tokyofox

It’s said that New York is the true home of cinema with hundreds and hundreds of movies being filmed there each and every year so a decade ago I thought it was time I try and cover a selected handful … Continue reading →

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I Finally Got To See Naomi Osaka Play Tennis But It Didn’t Quite Go To Plan!!

Posted on September 24, 2022 by tokyofox

Four time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka was back in Tokyo last week to defend the title she won when the Toray Pan Pacific Open (TPPO) tournament last took place in 2019. I’ve actually been following the ups and downs … Continue reading →

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Watching Football In Niigata At The Stadium Used In The 2002 FIFA World Cup

Posted on September 20, 2022 by tokyofox

England played in five different Japanese cities in the FIFA World Cup 2002. They were in Saitama, Sapporo, Osaka, Shizuoka and Niigata with the latter one being a game which I often forget about. It was against Denmark in the … Continue reading →

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Cycling To Every Inari Shrine In Tokyo’s 23 Wards: The Fox Top Collection

Posted on September 17, 2022 by tokyofox

One of the quirks of this epic Tokyo cycling challenge was to wear a fox-related top to loosely tie in with the Inari Shrines where kitsune (foxes) are revered. The majority of the tops I wore were related to Leicester … Continue reading →

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Retrospective Alphabet Dating In Greater Tokyo S00E02: F-I

Posted on September 14, 2022 by tokyofox

  Whilst season two of alphabet dating is taking place I thought I could fill that void with a restrospecive series which is certainly an easier operation as they were not done in alphabetical order which can be a little … Continue reading →

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Cold Lemon Ramen, A Ghibli-Like Temple, Local Green Cola, Video Cassette Tapes, Spicy Chicken McNuggets & An Awe-Inspiring Sea Cave

Posted on September 11, 2022 by tokyofox

  It may have been the rainy season on this particular visit to the Izu Peninsula in Shizuoka Prefecture but there was thankfully very little wet weather and so we could enjoy a relaxing week at the house with a … Continue reading →

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Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi Series Costumes On Display At Tokyo’s Hottest Toy Shop

Posted on September 8, 2022 by tokyofox

  In the wake of the Star Wars prequels coming to an end in 2005 I have to say that I never thought I’d see the day when actor Ewan McGregor returned to his role as a Jedi Master. A … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Beached Out In Yuigahama & Enoshima (+Blue Denim Steamed Buns & Ice Cream!)

Posted on September 5, 2022 by tokyofox

  The question of when I last went swimming came up in a lesson back in early August and for the life of me I really could not remember * as it had been so long. That’s a different story … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: 15 Years On From Ascending Mount Fuji But I’m Still Yet To Climb It For A 2nd Time! (2007)

Posted on September 1, 2022 by tokyofox

“A wise man climbs Mount Fuji once but only a fool climbs it again!” That proverb may be true but within a couple of years of ascending Mount Fuji for the first time I became interested in doing a follow-up … Continue reading →

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