Monthly Archives: September 2024

TF Flashback: The Ups & Downs of My Star Wars Pilgrimage To Tunisia (2009)

Posted on September 29, 2024 by tokyofox

Three of the Star Wars saga films were shot in Tunisia, and by the time I went on this movie pilgrimmage it had been eight years since filming last took place in the country for Episode II which came out … Continue reading →

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Visiting Kyoto In August! Avoiding The Crowds But Not The Heat!

Posted on September 25, 2024 by tokyofox

The word overtourism has been used a lot in the Japanese media this year with Kyoto always the city which seems to be the most affected. People taking advantage of the weak yen and coming to Japan for their first … Continue reading →

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An Afternoon In The Samurai District With Sloping Streets Aplenty, Japan’s Smallest Castle & It’s Largest Iron Buddha Statue Too!

Posted on September 21, 2024 by tokyofox

Whilst doing a bit of research about Ajiro in Shizuoka (the setting for the accalaimed TV series ‘Shōgun‘) earlier this year I came across some other well-preserved Samurai districts in Japan. One of them was located in a far-flung place … Continue reading →

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Watching My Baseball Team At Home For The First Time In 9 Years!

Posted on September 18, 2024 by tokyofox

Back in 2015 I made the momentous decision to switch my baseball allegiance from Chiba Lotte Marines to Hiroshima Carp. Off the back of a trip with my wife’s parents to watch Carp in action it seemed like the right … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Touch (2024)

Posted on September 15, 2024 by tokyofox

Many people have no doubt often wondered what might have been when reflecting on past lovers or near-romances. They can sometimes linger for a lifetime resulting in feelings of profound regret. There are some people though that take such matters … Continue reading →

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Unstaffed Stations Of Japan #18 – Screen

Posted on September 10, 2024 by tokyofox

Think of train stations in Japan and the mighty Shinjuku station is sure to come to mind for many people. That is the world’s busiest train station, and Japan monopolises the top 50 list with only five of them not in … Continue reading →

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Modern Architecture Outside of Tokyo #7 – Aichi, Gifu & Shiga

Posted on September 6, 2024 by tokyofox

  For over a decade Tokyo Fox has focused on the modern architecture of Tokyo with a long-running ten part series featuring over 100 interesting-looking buildings. During that time I have also taken photos of some unique structures outside of … Continue reading →

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#WeStopAtNothing! Visiting All The Platform Zero Stations In Kyoto & Aichi

Posted on September 2, 2024 by tokyofox

There’s something slightly mystical and Harry Potter-like about a platform 0 and one has to wonder why some stations have them whether it be because it’s been added on that particular side of platform 1 or just because they began … Continue reading →

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