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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

Hugo In Tokyo Pt III – Tourist Central

Posted on July 4, 2010 by tokyofox

Hugo’s first few days were spent very much in Tokyo’s urban centre taking in the typical guidebook sites. I took him to the likes of Shinjuku, Harajuku and Shibuya on day one with the former including the Metroplitan government building which … Continue reading →

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Hugo In Tokyo Pt II – Hiking

Posted on July 2, 2010 by tokyofox

Without a guidebook and pretty much no knowledge of what was in Tokyo, Hugo came with very few ideas other than going to a zoo, a beach and a water-park! Of course these things are all probably a bit different … Continue reading →

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Hugo In Tokyo Pt I – The World Cup

Posted on July 1, 2010 by tokyofox

My friend Hugo arrived from Sweden on June 19th with a promise of spending my week off with him sightseeing, drinking and watching the World Cup. The former part can be seen in more detail in the next couple of … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Rain Fall (2009)

Posted on June 18, 2010 by tokyofox

In April last year I wrote an entry about the release of ‘Rain Fall‘ (2009); a film I wanted to see in Japanese but couldn’t due to the language barrier. The boot was well and truly on the other foot … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Yoshimi Hyakuana WWII Cliff Tombs

Posted on June 12, 2010 by tokyofox

Having finally found the place I willingly gave up just 300 yen (about two pounds fifty) to enter Hyakuana which translates as 100 holes. A good name and that’s all it is as there are actually more than double that … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Gan Kutsu Cliff Face Hotel

Posted on June 7, 2010 by tokyofox

On Friday I took a train an hour away from where I live to Higashi Matsuyama as I wanted to see some WWII caves and tunnels which I found out about recently on a couple of excellent sites that can be … Continue reading →

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Lost In Translation?!!

Posted on June 2, 2010 by tokyofox

Here are two amusing shop signs which are located close to a couple of the schools that I work at each week.   I have no doubt that the owners were very unaware that what they thought was good English would … Continue reading →

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A Sign Of (Slight) Power!

Posted on May 28, 2010 by tokyofox

Where I work in Shibuya has a short walkway area leading to the lift which takes people up to the school on the fourth floor. This area is undercover and protected from the wind and rain. With the majority of Japanese … Continue reading →

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Please Do It Again – The Tokyo Metro Poster Campaign

Posted on May 23, 2010 by tokyofox

Back in October 2008 I reported on the ‘Do it at home’ poster campaign by Tokyo Metro basically telling people to mind their manners on the trains. This included things like not applying make-up in public, noise-pollution from earphones, using … Continue reading →

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The Empire Strikes Back 30th Anniversary

Posted on May 21, 2010 by tokyofox

Today marks the 30th anniversary of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back which for many, many years was my favourite film of the saga. That changed last year though to Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope following my … Continue reading →

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