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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

TF Flashback: Bungy Thrillogy Pt II (2002)

Posted on October 26, 2014 by tokyofox

In the second of this three part series Tokyo Fox looks back to Sunday 24th March 2002; the day of my triple bungy jump. I was travelling around New Zealand for a few months on the back of a years working holiday … Continue reading →

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TF Top 5……Lame Halloween Activities For Kids

Posted on October 23, 2014 by tokyofox

Following the huge popularity of the top 5……lame Christmas activities feature last December it is time to cash in on the success of that and, true to form, Tokyo Fox has managed to cobble together an equally feeble Halloween edition! With October 31st drawing ever … Continue reading →

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A Spook-tacular Halloween (2014)

Posted on October 20, 2014 by tokyofox

As an adult, the years fly by these days but for kids 365 days is a very long time and the Halloween party for them remains a very popular event. Hopefully, during that gap the majority of the annual attendees … Continue reading →

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A Weekend On Batam Island (Indonesia)

Posted on October 15, 2014 by tokyofox

No sooner had my eldest sister Ruth and her husband announced that they were going to be moving to an island in Indonesia just 20km off the coast of Singapore and I had my heart set on visiting them and … Continue reading →

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Singapore 2014 Pt III: Day Three

Posted on October 13, 2014 by tokyofox

After a wonderful whirlwind weekend trip to Batam Island in Indonesia it felt a little strange to be back amid the skyscrapers and modernity of  Singapore. I was quite surprised to see Jamie Oliver had a restaurant in the HarbourFront area … Continue reading →

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Singapore 2014 Pt II: Day Two

Posted on October 10, 2014 by tokyofox

My second day continued in much the same vain as day one did with a few minor disappointments in terms of finding places closed!! Firstly, the stall I wanted food from at Maxwell Road Food Market was not open (whilst many others … Continue reading →

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Singapore 2014 Pt I: Day One

Posted on October 7, 2014 by tokyofox

If you’d asked me five years ago about Singapore I would no doubt have told you I had no interest in visiting such a boring, sterile place overly officiated with rules! However, time moves on and opinions can change. Anthony … Continue reading →

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My JSoccer Magazine Article On Japan Football Museum

Posted on October 3, 2014 by tokyofox

Last month I wrote about my contribution to the latest issue of JSoccer magazine; Japan’s number one English language football publication. Since issue #13 was released a sufficient amount of time has passed so I feel its now ok to reproduce the contents … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Tokyo Themed Cycling Rides

Posted on September 30, 2014 by tokyofox

With Autumn finally here after a long hot and humid Summer it’s time to get on your bike again and work up a sweat without being completely drenched in it as happens in the overly hot and humid Summer months … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Annoyingly Noisy Japanese Sounds!

Posted on September 27, 2014 by tokyofox

Japan has a reputation for being a quiet and respectful place and, on the whole, it generally is whether you are enjoying the peaceful respite of a tranquil temple or even just sitting on the train. However, on closer inspection … Continue reading →

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