Author Archives: tokyofox

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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

‘Beyond The Movies’ – Behind The Scenes + Full Interview

Posted on June 26, 2012 by tokyofox

‘Beyond The Movies’ is the title I’ve been using for the last few years on my Facebook film-related albums which feature mostly shooting locations but also include screenshots, memorabillia, exhibitions, toys, events and anything which takes the reader beyond the … Continue reading →

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TF Film Review: The Amazing Spider-Man (2012)

Posted on June 23, 2012 by tokyofox

I’ve been complaining for years about Japan always being last to see films released but every so often the tables are turned. I’ll be honest and admit that I probably wouldn’t have gone to see this if it hadn’t been … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: Whoopi Goldburger!

Posted on June 20, 2012 by tokyofox

Going out for a burger isn’t usually worthy of an entry on this site but the place I went to a couple of weeks ago is an interesting little place. Apart from the occasional 100 yen burger from McDonalds I … Continue reading →

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Live International Rugby In Tokyo: Japan Take On Samoa In The Pacific Nations Cup

Posted on June 17, 2012 by tokyofox

Wishing for a break from all the football at Euro 2012, my friend Mostyn and I decided to head on down to Chichibunomiya to see some international rugby. The Brave Blossoms, presently ranked 16th in the world, were hosting Samoa … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – The Barbarian And The Geisha (1958)

Posted on June 14, 2012 by tokyofox

‘You Only Live Twice‘ or ‘Walk Don’t Run‘ may be the more famous of the older films set in Japan but I recently encountered one from nearly a decade before those. Of course I was very much aware of John Wayne … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Filming Locations #11 – Ju-on: The Grudge 2 (2006)

Posted on June 10, 2012 by tokyofox

Of course this site focuses mainly on the locations of foreign productions but from time time we go off track whether it be soaps, dramas or even books. This time I hunted down a couple of pivotal locations from Japanese … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: The Omiya Bonsai Art Museum

Posted on June 7, 2012 by tokyofox

Whilst walking amongst a very local flea market in a nearby park a few weeks ago I was lucky enough to be able to pick up a bonsai tree at a heavily discounted price. It has since taken pride of … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Letters From Iwo Jima (2006)

Posted on June 4, 2012 by tokyofox

I decided to watch this again a few days ago having just taught a student who this week is going to visit the island of Iwo-jima which is actually part of Tokyo albeit a long, long way south (750 km) … Continue reading →

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Cycling The ‘Ten Shrines of Tokyo’ In One Day

Posted on June 1, 2012 by tokyofox

Only a couple of weeks ago did I say the words “I’m not really a temple or shrine person” after my trip around YaNeSen where I went to Nezu Jinja Shrine. It was whilst doing my research on that place … Continue reading →

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‘Star Wars Episode IV: ‘A New Hope’ Filming Locations

Posted on May 25, 2012 by tokyofox

Following in the footsteps of my ‘Phantom Menace‘, ‘Attack of the Clones‘ and ‘Revenge of the Sith‘ (the latter can only be seen on Tokyo Fox‘s sister site ‘Beyond The Movies‘) compilations comes the shooting locations of the original Star … Continue reading →

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