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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

Iceland 2007/2008: Pt II – Blue Lagoon & Golden Circle Tour

Posted on January 24, 2008 by tokyofox

After only a few hours sleep 2008 kicked off with a 45 minute morning bus journey to Blue Lagoon which wasn’t so agreeable with our new years hangovers. I didn’t feel too good but Sherwood even went as far as … Continue reading →

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Iceland 2007/2008: Pt I – Around Reykjavik

Posted on January 17, 2008 by tokyofox

Heavy rain in Reykjavik meant the plane for myself, Sherwood and Mark was 4.5 hours late in leaving Heathrow on December 30th and it was still p*ssing it down as we took the airport shuttle bus to Hotel Bjork. We got … Continue reading →

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Smoke Gets In Your Eyes….In Japan But Not In Britain!

Posted on January 13, 2008 by tokyofox

As someone who is asthmatic and never ever tried a single cigarette, it’s an understatement to say that I don’t really like smoking. It was therefore very nice to experience the smoke-free pubs in Britain for the first time over the … Continue reading →

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Back Down The City

Posted on January 10, 2008 by tokyofox

On the 29th of December I made my long awaited return to see Leicester City take on Charlton at Filbert Way more commonly known as the Walkers Stadium. My last game nearly three years ago ended in a draw as … Continue reading →

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Christmas Back In Britain

Posted on January 8, 2008 by tokyofox

After a 31-month exile (my longest ever time away) I arrived back home in Britain on the 22nd of December, but I somehow never felt any reverse-culture shock as the days went by. Christmas eve was spent in my hometown … Continue reading →

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Tokyo’s Finger-Lickin Good Christmas!

Posted on December 21, 2007 by tokyofox

Merrii Kurisimasu as the Japanese say! It won’t surprise too many people to know that Christmas is done very different over this way but what i didn’t know until only recently was how KFC is a popular custom for Christmas … Continue reading →

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Christmas Party 2007 #2

Posted on December 18, 2007 by tokyofox

It was the turn of Shibuya school (along with Shinjuku and Ikebukuro) to host its Christmas Party on Saturday night at ‘The Rose & Crown’ British Bar. This was a much bigger affair than the one two weeks ago in … Continue reading →

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Hippo-critical Of Zoo’s?! Not Me!

Posted on December 14, 2007 by tokyofox

When I first came to Japan four years ago one of the first touristy places I visited was Ueno Zoo (not too sure why to be honest as I had never really been a ‘zoo’ person) and last week I … Continue reading →

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This Temple In Ikebukuro Offers Beautiful Autumn Leaves

Posted on December 9, 2007 by tokyofox

It may only be seconds from my house but I can easily count on one hand how many times I have been to Kishibojin Temple next door. I run by the thing twice a week when working out but so rarely go … Continue reading →

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Christmas Party 2007 #1

Posted on December 7, 2007 by tokyofox

On the first day of December three of my schools had a Christmas Party for which yours truly was the MC for the night as I was the longest serving of the six teachers present……and by some distance too which … Continue reading →

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