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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

Mr Motivator

Posted on December 5, 2008 by tokyofox

Move over David Brent as it seems there’s a new guy in town who can motivate people and unbelievably that person is me! Not my words but those of one of my bosses who, after observing one of my Upper-Intermediate adult classes … Continue reading →

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Moving In 2008

Posted on November 23, 2008 by tokyofox

So after knowing I had to basically move out of my shared apartment in Ikebukuro I decided to get things under way by looking at a private apartment in Itabashi which belonged to the same agency as my colleague was … Continue reading →

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Moving Out 2008

Posted on November 11, 2008 by tokyofox

After three and a half years of ‘solitary confinement’ in my wooden fire-hazard shoe-box room in Ikebukuro I finally moved out a couple of weeks back. The place was indeed tiny (245cm x 175cm with a built in closet area) but … Continue reading →

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A Spook-tacular Halloween (2008)

Posted on November 5, 2008 by tokyofox

The force was strong with my students last week as Halloweeen provided a good excuse to incorporate some Star Wars stuff into the special themed lessons. Having brought my lightsaber back from Britain in September I wanted to show it to the kids … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Fuji-Q Highland

Posted on October 28, 2008 by tokyofox

A very early start for myself and Ethan a few weeks back as we took the train (for all the buses were booked up) to Fuji-Q Highland Amusement Park in the foreground of Japan’s iconic mountain. This was our third … Continue reading →

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F1 Stars In Tokyo For Motor Sport 2008 Expo

Posted on October 21, 2008 by tokyofox

The man-made island of Odaiba played host to the Tokyo Motor Sport 2008 expo on Sunday 5th October and Ethan and I went there to see what was going on. It was a lovely sunny morning and a rare chance to see … Continue reading →

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Mind Your Manners

Posted on October 7, 2008 by tokyofox

The posters pictured below have been appearing in the Tokyo Metro stations since about April and depict things which are deemed inappropriate for on the trains. The Japanese may be famed for their politeness and on the whole they are … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Life, Quirky Japan | 1 Comment

Back To Britain Pt II – A Castle, A Lightsaber & My Nephew!

Posted on September 30, 2008 by tokyofox

I didn’t have too many spare moments when I was back in England but wanting to make the most of our trip to Leicester  to collect the wedding suits I asked my dad to take me to a few places. First … Continue reading →

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Back To Britain Pt I – My Sister’s Wedding

Posted on September 19, 2008 by tokyofox

On 11th September I went back to Blighty and even got to turn left on boarding the plane as I was upgraded (no such luck on the return!) which was a new experience. The reason for my five day return flight was … Continue reading →

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TF Film Review: Star Wars – The Clone Wars (2008)

Posted on September 5, 2008 by tokyofox

The Star Wars Celebration Japan event in July wasn’t just celebrating 30 years of Star Wars in Japan but was also about promoting the new animated movie ‘The Clone Wars‘ (released in Japan on August 23rd) which was originally intended to … Continue reading →

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