Monthly Archives: November 2023

“Handball! That’s Gotta Be Handball……It Is Handball”

Posted on November 28, 2023 by tokyofox

Hearing the crowd (or even the commentator!) shouting “handball” is one of the great sounds of football matches around the world, and a second or two later the referee makes a decision which will either delight or frustrate those fans. … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Non-Buddhist & Shinto Religious Buildings In Tokyo

Posted on November 25, 2023 by tokyofox

  Recent adventures in Chiba Prefecture seeking out the rather isolated Thai temple got me thinking about other such interesting-looking religious buildings in Tokyo. Of course the vast majority of religious places in Japan are Buddhist or Shinto but there … Continue reading →

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Manic Street Preachers & Suede Roll Back The Years With Co-Headline Dates In Tokyo

Posted on November 21, 2023 by tokyofox

Just over 24 years ago the V99 music festival in the UK was headlined by Suede and Manic Street Preachers. It is still one of the best line-ups I’ve ever seen and was a very memorable weekend for me in … Continue reading →

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Getting Ready For The Paris 2024 Olympic Games At This Qualifying Event In Tokyo (+ Ice Hockey In Yokohama)

Posted on November 19, 2023 by tokyofox

It doesn’t seem so long ago that the Olympics were in Tokyo and now the Paris games are on the horizon. That was made very apparent at this qualifying event in Tokyo at the end of last month. October was something … Continue reading →

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Alphabet Dating In Japan With My Wife Who Really Was Still Completely Unaware Of The Task At Hand! (S03E03: K-O)

Posted on November 16, 2023 by tokyofox

  Seasons one and two (as well as the prequel season zero) of alphabet dating certainly pushed the boundaries of what a “date” is, and that continues in season three with even more tenuous examples for each letter of the … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: A Short Trip To The Charming & Chilled Chichibu Region

Posted on November 13, 2023 by tokyofox

This rural part of Saitama is one of my favourite places in the prefecture (one of the top 10  Saitama sights in this post from a decade ago!) but one that I have only visited a few times, and not … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: My One & Only Visit To Tokyo’s Iconic Live Music Venue (2006)

Posted on November 10, 2023 by tokyofox

The likes of the Beatles, Bob Dylan, Led Zeppelin and Queen have all played at the Nippon Budokan in Tokyo but for me it was Blur’s Japan-only release ‘Live at the Budokan‘ (1996) which brought the place to my attention … Continue reading →

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TF Top 5……Public Toilet Designs In Tokyo #2 (Urine For A Treat!)

Posted on November 7, 2023 by tokyofox

To celebrate the unofficial toilet day on November 10th in Japan I have decided to deposit a second compilation of interesting public lavatories in Tokyo. The Tokyo Fox site sure is plumbing to low depths but hopefully you will be bowel-ed … Continue reading →

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A Double Dose Of Water Sports Action At Tokyo Aquatics Centre

Posted on November 4, 2023 by tokyofox

The delayed Tokyo 2020 Olympics took place in 2021 across 43 venues; 8 new permanent ones, 25 previously existing facilities and 10 temporary places. Some of the new constructions included Japan National Stadium, Musashino Forest Sports Plaza, Oi Hockey Stadium, … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Godzilla-Themed Sights In Japan!

Posted on November 1, 2023 by tokyofox

November 3rd is being marketed as Godzilla Day by Toho as it’s the 69th anniversary of the original films release. The first period-piece Godzilla movie, ‘Godzilla Minus One‘ (known as ‘Gojira -1.0‘ in Japan) is released in Japan on that … Continue reading →

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