Monthly Archives: April 2025

Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 Day 3: Exploring The Galaxy Far Away For Real, Free Swag, More Cosplayers & The Vegetable God’s Given The Recognition He Deserves!

Ever since purchasing my three-day pass for Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 (SWCJ2025) in May last year I had been a little apprehensive about how overwhelming I’d find it all as I’d only ever done single days of such conventions. … Continue reading

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Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 Day 2: The Ridiculously Long Wait For Merchandise, A Trio of Entertaining Panels & Meeting Some Fan Community Favourites

The interesting thing about Star Wars Celebration events is that every attendee will have a unique and different experience. The likes of cosplaying, panels, photo opps, signings, merchandise and talking to other people are just some of the many reasons … Continue reading

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Star Wars Celebration Japan 2025 Day 1: Ryan Gosling & Sigourney Weaver Up Close, Animation & 90s Panels, Cuteness Overload, Cosplayers & Meeting A Fan Favourite

For the first time in nearly two decades, Star Wars Celebration was held in Japan at Makuhari Messe convention center in Chiba Prefecture. That event in 2008 really ignited my fandom but I honestly thought the language barrier would mean … Continue reading

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TF Top 10……Places In Tokyo Metropolis Taking You To Another World!

  For the thousands and thousands of inbound tourists coming to Japan from the western world in the last couple of years, Japan can be a bit like a fairytale land that is just so different to their own country. … Continue reading

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I Hopped On Over To The Outskirts of The City To Visit A Frog Temple

The sight of a frog temple in Japan is quite a rare one but this region possesses two of them, and I hopped on over to one of them to see if it was a ribbet-ing place or not! Unwittingly … Continue reading

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TF Flashback: Parasailing, Horse Riding, Snake Temple, Local Food, Dr Fish & 007 In Malaysia’s British Colonial Town (2010)

When planning any trip it’s fairly usual to check out the weather forecast for the place you’re going to. In my experience, the sight of rain every day in south-east Asian cities has been quite a common occurrence but has … Continue reading

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Unstaffed Stations Of Japan #20 – Sue

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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The 1st Ever League Clash Between These Local Rivals In Japan Actually Deserves To Be Called A Derby!

The use of the word derby in football seems to be more and more prevalent these days as  the people behind club social media accounts think of interesting and creative ways to market fixtures whether it be based on personnel … Continue reading

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