Monthly Archives: November 2025

Tokyo Daytripper: Japan’s Most Prominent Black Castle, A Samurai Frog Statue, Dangerous Buildings, Unique Stations & A Man With His Instrument Out!

When it comes to Japanese castles I’ve said many times that they’re all quite similar in terms of white colour, style and appearance but there are some which look a little different, and I was lucky enough to find time … Continue reading

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Breaking News! No, This Really Is “Breaking” News!!

Many people often turn their noses up a bit at the sight of new sports being added to the Olympic Games every four years. The likes of golf, rugby sevens, skateboarding, surfing and sport climbing (including bouldering) have all been … Continue reading

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TF Top 10……Rugby Match Experiences of 2025

2025 has been another bumper year for watching rugby and yet again I managed to attend enough matches to warrant the continuation of this compilation post series. None of them really merited their own post so I have collated them … Continue reading

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TF Flashback: The Time When I Cycled To All Tokyo’s Best 25 Sights In One Day!

These days YouTube is absolutely awash with creators doing all kinds of random and pointless challenges, but they really weren’t so common 15 years ago when I embarked on what is still my longest ever themed cycling ride. For the … Continue reading

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Obi-Wan CAN-obi! Collecting Star Wars Cola Cans In Japan!

When a new film or TV series is on the horizon there is often all manner of goods emblazoned with the logo of the production being promoted. That certainly wasn’t the case this time with the global Coca Cola Star … Continue reading

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TF Top 5……Public Toilet Designs In Tokyo #4 (Urine For A Treat!)

To celebrate the unofficial toilet day on November 10th in Japan I have decided to deposit a fourth (and final!) compilation of interesting public lavatories in Tokyo. The Tokyo Fox site sure is plumbing to low depths but hopefully you will … Continue reading

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Oh Crumbs! A Bad Day & A Good Hiding At The 2025 Biscuit Cup Final

After their heroics in the semi-final second leg of the League Cup in Japan you’d probably be forgiven for thinking that Kashiwa Reysol’s name might well be on the trophy this year. After losing the semi-final first leg 3-1 against … Continue reading

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The Highs & Lows of the 2025 Japan Open Tennis Tournament

With a line-up featuring so many of my favourite female players, I was admittedly rather excited by this year’s Toray Pan Pacific Open (TPPO) tennis tournament at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo. I was always going to attend the second qualifying … Continue reading

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