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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

How Many Different Sports Did I Manage To Go & Watch Live In 2024?

  Watching 21 different sports in 2023 was always going to be difficult to match or beat this year, and neither did I really want to. My main focus in 2024 was just on my three favourite sports; football, rugby … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Tokyo Fox Hits of 2024

  So 2025 has only just begun and already Tokyo Fox is looking back!! There have been exactly ten new posts on here each and every month for over a decade but last year saw it reduced to eight a … Continue reading →

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TF Top 24……Photos For 2024 (End Of Year Filler Post!)

  This lame and lazy half-assed compilation post idea was ushered in at the end of 2018 with an eye on permanently replacing the ‘TF Top 10……Filming Location Trips For (year)’ series which has finally run out of steam now … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Christmas 2024 in Tokyo

It was always going to be impossible to equal the feeling of having my eldest sister and her family with us as was the case last Christmas. From one extreme to the other as this year my wife was at … Continue reading →

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A Trio of Japanese Castles In 3 Different Prefectures In 3 Days!

It is estimated that Japan once had 5000 castles but these days there are only about 200 of them with a good proportion of that number just partially remaining. I’ve said before that I am always interested to see castles … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Grounds I Watched Football At For The 1st Time In 2024

Even when I was a season ticket holder at Leicester City in the early-mid 1990s I doubt I went to as many football matches as I did in 2024. All league matches plus a few cup ties  and the occasional … Continue reading →

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My Rather Blinkered Review of the 2024 Tennis Season!

The more casual tennis fan may not realise what a long and gruelling season it is for all those involved with tournaments running continuously from very early in January till  December. Prior to this year, I was someone who only … Continue reading →

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5 Nights In Hiroshima: A Local Retro Game Centre, Japan’s Newest Top Flight Football Stadium, A Great Value Meal, Live Baseball, A Splendid Waterfall, A Hidden Pop-Culture Cafe & Quality Family Time!

The number of times I’ve now visited Hiroshima is something I’ve long lost count of but I do know that this was actually our first trip in the summer time for seven years! With my wife working that day in … Continue reading →

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Star Wars Sparks Joy At This Christmas Event Just Outside of Tokyo

Star Wars was never really part of the Christmas season but that changed nine years ago when ‘The Force Awakens‘ (2015) was released mid-December. ‘Rogue One‘ (2016) and the other two sequel movies followed suit over the next few years, … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: 12 Hours In Qatar – Was It Enough Time To See All That Doha Offers?

Hosting the FIFA World Cup in 2022 put the little-but-loaded Gulf state of Qatar on the map for many people, and a decade ago I had the chance to see the capital city Doha for a short time on a … Continue reading →

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