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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

Kansai Trip 2011 Pt I: Fushimi-Inari Taisha

Posted on May 16, 2011 by tokyofox

I’d never heard of this shrine until a few months ago and so this became my first port of call on my fourth trip to Kyoto. After a long sleepless night on the bus from Tokyo to Osaka, followed by … Continue reading →

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A New Addition To The Family #3 – George

Posted on May 13, 2011 by tokyofox

Welcome to the family! I’m an uncle again as George Smedley was born at 5.45am on April the 30th. Congratulations to Stuart and my sister Lorna on their first child.    

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Review: Films Set In Japan – 3 Ninja’s Kick Back (1994)

Posted on May 10, 2011 by tokyofox

I originally thought this was one of those made-for-TV kids movies; the kind of which used to be shown on BBC1 on Friday afternoons when I was a child. However, it seems I was wrong as its actually the second of four … Continue reading →

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Get Your Kits Out For The Lads!

Posted on May 7, 2011 by tokyofox

The above photo of Leicester’s Japan player Yuki Abe in the new shirt appeared on the official club site today. According to them the new design takes a “classic, retro style with a modern twist” which sounds like your typical … Continue reading →

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When The Lights Go Down

Posted on May 5, 2011 by tokyofox

Obviously the March 11th earthquake had very few benefits but in the aftermath of the event there are a few lessons to be learned. Several of the nuclear power plants which provide Tokyo’s electricity were knocked out and the city … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Memoirs Of A Geisha (2005)

Posted on May 3, 2011 by tokyofox

Get beyond the whole Chinese actresses portraying Japanese geisha debacle and what you see in ‘Memoirs of a Geisha’ (called ‘Sayuri’ in Japan) is a beautiful, colourful, gorgeous film showing the spirit of this one girl as she battles against the odds. That … Continue reading →

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There’s Now An Apple Vending Machine In Tokyo

Posted on May 1, 2011 by tokyofox

Last August I told you about the banana vending machine in Shibuya and now there is a machine dispensing apples. Not just normal apples though like I saw in Italy last year but cut-up apples in a bag. The machine … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Into The Sun (2005)

Posted on April 28, 2011 by tokyofox

Love him or hate him Steven Seagal films do a job. Admittedly its usually the same job and that is usually wooden acting, bad dialogue, unrealistic action scenes, pathetic plots and heavy duty martial arts action combat where the bad guys are … Continue reading →

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Smoky Tokyo

Posted on April 24, 2011 by tokyofox

This sign, with its bad English, appeared in the downstairs area of my apartment block recently and I have to say it took me by surprise. On the other hand it didn’t surprise me too much as this is Japan. By that, … Continue reading →

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Stop! Hama-rikyu Time!

Posted on April 20, 2011 by tokyofox

  Hamarikyu Gardens on the bank of Sumida-gawa river are well known to Tokyo tourists as they are often visited in conjunction with the must-see Asakusa Senso-ji temple by way of boat taking one between the two places. When my sisters … Continue reading →

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