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A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

The Wolverine Filming Locations Of Tokyo, Hiroshima, Ehime…& Sydney!!

Posted on February 22, 2017 by tokyofox

Of the many, many X-Men characters it seems that the Wolverine has done the best with a few stand-alone movies dedicated to the mutant who possesses animal-keen senses, enhanced physical capabilities, and powerful regenerative ability known as a healing factor. First there was the ‘X-Men … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: Vingt Et Un Restaurant Ship In Tokyo Bay

Posted on February 19, 2017 by tokyofox

Rarely does any year go by in Tokyo without me finding myself on a boat in Tokyo Bay but it’s usually for a night time all-you-can-drink cruise party rather than this recent experience which was a lunchtime affair. For six … Continue reading →

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Live Ice Hockey In Tokyo!

Posted on February 16, 2017 by tokyofox

For a short time in the early 1990’s I was actually quite into ice hockey which was mainly due to often playing ‘Blades Of Steel‘ on my mates Nintendo 64 and that in turn led to me paying far greater attention (than usual) to … Continue reading →

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On The Fox Trail……At Toyokawa Inari (Aichi)

Posted on February 13, 2017 by tokyofox

After the slight disappointment of the Inari shrine centres in Osaka I was a little bit more apprehensive about visiting Toyokawa Inari whilst in Nagoya on a whistle-stop tour of the area. Discovering the night before that it was actually … Continue reading →

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Nagoya Filming Locations – The Hunted (1995)

Posted on February 10, 2017 by tokyofox

It seems that Nagoya was a prime spot for international filmmakers in the early-mid 1990’s with a few movies using Japan’s fourth biggest city as the base to tell their stories. There was ‘Mr Baseball‘ in 1992, ‘3 Ninja’s Kick Back‘ … Continue reading →

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Sightseeing In Nagoya

Posted on February 7, 2017 by tokyofox

The city of Nagoya is one that my wife and I have wanted to visit for many years now but we never seem to quite get as far as booking anything as there always seems to be a better option. That … Continue reading →

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Dining Out In Nagoya

Posted on February 4, 2017 by tokyofox

Despite having been told about the delicacies of Nagoya many times in the past, I couldn’t really remember what any of them were as I made my way to Nagoya via the cheaper three hour local train ride from Osaka. … Continue reading →

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Nagoya Filming Locations – Mr Baseball (1992)

Posted on February 1, 2017 by tokyofox

Thanks to two sports stars it was actually the city of Nagoya which helped open my eyes to the country which would become my home many years later. One of those was former Foxes favourite Gary Lineker who played for Nagoya Grampus … Continue reading →

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A Day In Osaka

Posted on January 29, 2017 by tokyofox

Osaka-jo Castle and some local food have pretty much been part of my itinerary on my previous three trips to Osaka but this time I was just stopping off there for a few hours whilst going between Hiroshima and Nagoya. … Continue reading →

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On The Fox Trail……In Osaka

Posted on January 26, 2017 by tokyofox

There’s a map of Japan on the inside cover of ‘The Fox And The Jewel‘ (by Karen A. Smyers) showing all the major Inari worship centres of the country. There are 14 in total with two in Osaka so as … Continue reading →

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