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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

Tokyo Daytripper: Shinrin Koen Park

Posted on May 16, 2010 by tokyofox

My girlfriend and I used the recent Golden Week holiday to finally spend a couple of days together which is a rarity in such a workaholic country. On May 1st we went to Shinrin Koen which is a huge park … Continue reading →

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TF Film Review: Green Zone (2010)

Posted on May 16, 2010 by tokyofox

It seems that its impossible to talk about Green Zone without mentioning the Bourne franchise (which I absolutely loved) so now that I have got that reference out of the way we can move on. This movie came out a couple of … Continue reading →

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Leicester Pay The Penalty

Posted on May 14, 2010 by tokyofox

The end of season play-offs have a reputation for providing some of the most exciting drama in the football season and this year was no exception. Sadly, for us Leicester fans we came out on the wrong side of such … Continue reading →

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Sayonara Yoyogi School

Posted on May 12, 2010 by tokyofox

The end of March brought about the end to my short time (6 months) in Yoyogi school although bizarrely I was there the following week to cover myself! When I started in October I took on some of the most badly … Continue reading →

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TF Recipes #1: Miso On Toast

Posted on May 10, 2010 by tokyofox

A first for this website. Cooking instructions for making an authentic Japanese dish(?) as recommended to me by my friend Neil. Follow these five simple steps. Step One: Empty the contents of a Miso soup packet on to one or … Continue reading →

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Nakizumo – Sumo Wrestlers Making Babies Cry!

Posted on May 6, 2010 by tokyofox

This event, which took place behind Senso-ji Temple in Asakusa, was one of those ‘Only in Japan’ occasions and featured a couple of sumo wrestlers holding a baby each with the winner being the first one (the baby, not the … Continue reading →

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Darth Vader: Who Is My Boss?!!

Posted on May 2, 2010 by tokyofox

This mobile phone company poster/billboard recently appeared all over the stations of Tokyo though god knows what its all supposed to mean. While in Shibuya last Friday I took the opportunity to take a few photos of the ‘viral’ campaign … Continue reading →

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Cycling The A-Z Of Tokyo – Part II

Posted on April 28, 2010 by tokyofox

As mentioned in the prelude, station ‘B’ was a bit of a problem in that it was completely out on a limb compared to most of the other stations but it had to be done and so we left the … Continue reading →

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Cycling The A-Z Of Tokyo – Part I

Posted on April 25, 2010 by tokyofox

‘Cycling The A-Z Of Tokyo – Prelude’ can be read here. After some very sh*tty weather recently, the forecast for Sunday 18th April was sunny and so it was that I left my home by bicycle at 7:35 am that morning … Continue reading →

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Cycling The A-Z Of Tokyo – Prelude

Posted on April 22, 2010 by tokyofox

Cycling the Yamanote line back in October with Michael whetted our appetite for a similar bike ride. The only problem was coming up with a novel idea as the Yamanote line is the only one which circles the city but when … Continue reading →

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