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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

Japan Earthquake Catastrophe

Posted on March 11, 2011 by tokyofox

Now before I start I should say that this is ‘my story’ and it in no way compares to the horrors seen in Sendai. Friday is usually my day off but today I was doing a cover shift in one … Continue reading →

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Got My Hands On (& My Feet Into) 2 Pairs of Adidas Star Wars Trainers

Posted on March 8, 2011 by tokyofox

A long time ago (well about 10 months ago!) in a galaxy far, far away (approximately 10 kilometres from the Tokyo Fox Global Operations Centre in Itabashi-ku) I managed to get my hands on a pair of very rare and … Continue reading →

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Edo Nagashibina 2011

Posted on March 3, 2011 by tokyofox

March 3rd is Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival) in Japan which is a day celebrating girls’ health and happiness. Some Japanese people have dressed up their dolls (not your ‘barbie’ type of doll by the way!) this last week and put … Continue reading →

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TF Film Review: The Tourist (2010)

Posted on March 1, 2011 by tokyofox

‘The Tourist’ comes out in Japan on March 5th but as is the way (most of the time), it came out elsewhere last year. It is set in the beautiful location of Venice and its two stars; Angelina Jolie and Johnny … Continue reading →

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Hadaka Matsuri – The (Semi) Naked Man Mud Festival!

Posted on February 26, 2011 by tokyofox

This mud festival took place yesterday (Feb 25th) at Mimusubi Shrine in Yotsukaido over in Chiba prefecture which was about a 90 minute train ride away. Alongside the penis festival (a.k.a. kana matsuri) and nakizumo festival (sumo wrestlers making babies … Continue reading →

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Mannekin Pis In Tokyo!

Posted on February 24, 2011 by tokyofox

Whilst looking up the name of the little pissing boy statue for my Brussels blog entry I was quite surprised to discover that there is actually one here in Tokyo. It’s on the platform of Hamamatsucho station on the JR … Continue reading →

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Radiohead In Tokyo: The Event That Never Was!

Posted on February 22, 2011 by tokyofox

Last Thursday night I read on the NME website that Radiohead had tweeted a message in Japanese with the words “18.59 on 19 Hachiko Square” which got many people speculating that the band would be appearing the following day (the … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Fox (東京狐) Is 5 Years Old Today!

Posted on February 20, 2011 by tokyofox

Who would have thought it but this site has made it to its 5th birthday! There will be no big feature here though about the ups and downs or the best moments over the last half decade. Instead I will just … Continue reading →

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London Filming Locations: James Bond Special

Posted on February 17, 2011 by tokyofox

The Bond franchise is famed for its glamorous locations from around the world but the true home of 007 is in London, mainly due to the MI6 headquarters being located there. As well as the various places used for that role, … Continue reading →

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In Bruges Filming Locations In Bruges

Posted on February 12, 2011 by tokyofox

Due to a bout of heavy snowfall and subsequent Eurostar problems I had to cancel my planned trip to Bruges back in December 2009. I wasn’t gonna let the money I’d spent on a guidebook go to waste though so … Continue reading →

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