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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

Review: Films Set In Japan – Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles III (1993)

Posted on April 16, 2011 by tokyofox

Well I managed to sit through all 95 minutes of this movie which is set in feudal Japan (1185 to 1868). I will never ever get that time back! I watched this with one eye very much on how it inter-spersed the … Continue reading →

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Cycling Kanda River In One Day

Posted on April 12, 2011 by tokyofox

You can read ‘Cycling Kanda River In One Day’ – Prelude’ here. Within a few seconds of cycling alongside the river I stop at Yanagibashi which, according to the article that this ride was based on, was a red light district … Continue reading →

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Cycling Kanda River In One Day – Prelude

Posted on April 10, 2011 by tokyofox

Last year I read an article about cycling the length of Kanda River at a time when I was racking my brain to try and come up with a new Tokyo cycling challenge. In some ways I didn’t think it … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: Zakuro

Posted on April 7, 2011 by tokyofox

A couple of Sunday’s ago I went to ‘Zakuro’ which is a Persian restaurant in Nippori. My friend Peter found this place online and thought it might be interesting for a night out……and it was……although we probably won’t be rushing … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Walk, Don’t Run (1966)

Posted on April 7, 2011 by tokyofox

Set during the Tokyo Olympics of 1964 this was Cary Grant’s final film appearance and it sees him arrive in the Japanese capital on business but he is unable get any accommodation. Whilst at the British Embassy he sees an advert for an apartment which he … Continue reading →

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London Film Museum – Star Wars Special

Posted on April 3, 2011 by tokyofox

It seems kind of ironic that the highlight of the London Film Museum for most visitors is a Hollywood production! The main reason Richard Richard and I went there was to get our photo taken with droids C3P0 and R2D2 … Continue reading →

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London Film Museum – Batman Special

Posted on March 31, 2011 by tokyofox

As I’ve mentioned on here in the past I have always been a Batman fan when it comes to the super-heroes and there were a fair few items of memorabillia relating to that franchise in the London Film Museum. Richard … Continue reading →

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London Film Museum

Posted on March 28, 2011 by tokyofox

I’d never even heard of the London Film Museum until one of my friends here in Tokyo took a trip there in the Summer on his visit to the UK. I decided then that the next time I was in … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Monster (2008)

Posted on March 27, 2011 by tokyofox

It may be called ‘Monster’ but this 2008 movie was anything but a hit. It went straight to dvd release and having watched it the other day it is very clear to see why. The film revolves around two American … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Radioactive Water Shock!

Posted on March 24, 2011 by tokyofox

Thought I’d try a bit of my own sensationalism for the title of this article a la the British tabloids. If the big earthquake, tsunami and nuclear power plant radiation problems weren’t enough we now face further radiation concerns over the … Continue reading →

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