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A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

Hiroshima-ken 2015/16 Pt IV: A Walking Tour Plus Other Various Bits And Pieces

Posted on January 22, 2016 by tokyofox

When my sister and her family visited visited Hiroshima last year she picked up an  alternative sights pamphlet and passed it on to me when they they visited Tokyo after that. It included the Futabanosato Historical Walking Trail and Mitaki Temple which I did on … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima-ken 2015/16 Pt III: Hiroshima’s Most Bizarre Temple Complex Is Really Difficult To Get To But Is It Worth The Effort?

Posted on January 18, 2016 by tokyofox

When you’re visiting Hiroshima for the first time the itinerary basically sorts itself out rather easily with Miyajima, the A-Bomb dome and okonomiyaki very prominent but the more that I visit the area the more I have to seek out new and … Continue reading →

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Kamichu! Filming Locations In Onomichi

Posted on January 15, 2016 by tokyofox

  It’s not uncommon for movies and animation to use a real town or city as a basis or inspiration but with the 2005 Japanese animation ‘Kamichu!’ we have a place which is depicted almost faithfully on screen. Though the name … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima-ken 2015/16 Pt II: Ini No Tanada

Posted on January 12, 2016 by tokyofox

Ever since I saw this place featured in a CNN article (31 most beautiful places in Japan) I have wanted to see it. After our wedding ceremony in Hiroshima in November 2014 we were pretty close to doing so but instead … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima-ken 2015/16 Pt I: Bringing In The New Year Japanese-Style

Posted on January 9, 2016 by tokyofox

For the first time in a decade I saw in the New Year in my adapted country and whilst it may be lacking in the fun, excitement and jovial partying of other countries it was nice enough for a miserable … Continue reading →

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Meeting Two Sith At The Tokyo ComicCon Launchpad Event

Posted on January 6, 2016 by tokyofox

  As fun as the cosplay side of things was at this event, that wasn’t the main reason Tokyo Fox was in attendance. My priority was to meet the two sith who organiser (and Apple co-founder) Steve Wozniak brought along to make the announcement … Continue reading →

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Cosplaying At The Tokyo ComicCon Launchpad Event

Posted on January 3, 2016 by tokyofox

  The San Diego Comic-Con has been going since 1970 and has inspired many other similar events and Tokyo appears to be getting in on the act with this convention which was organized by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak who was in town … Continue reading →

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TF Top 20……Tokyo Fox Hits Of 2015

Posted on January 1, 2016 by tokyofox

So 2016 has only just begun and already Tokyo Fox is looking back!! For about six years now there have been exactly ten new posts on here each and every month and these are the twenty from 2015 which got the most … Continue reading →

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TF Top 20……Filming Location Trips For 2015

Posted on December 31, 2015 by tokyofox

Filming location entries on Tokyo Fox have been dwindling the last couple of years but somehow 2015 has been a bumper one for movie location blogs. It’s a little London-centric at times and has in the main included just topping up pre-existing entries … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Christmas 2015 in Tokyo

Posted on December 27, 2015 by tokyofox

  It may come as a bit of a surprise to know that this year was the first time I have ever stayed in Tokyo for Christmas. Back in December 2003 I worked on December 25th for N*va (and had a … Continue reading →

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