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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

Wakeboarding In The City

Posted on October 1, 2007 by tokyofox

Move over Jack Osbourne because there’s a new adrenalin junkie in town and its me!! A couple of weeks ago it was bungy jumping and on September 23rd it was wake-boarding on the Edo River near Ichikawa on the Tokyo-Chiba border. For the … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Big Weekender Pt III – Yomiuriland & Bungy Jump #4

Posted on September 24, 2007 by tokyofox

I hooked up again with Ethan on Sunday 16th September to complete my big weekend of activities. This time it was Yomiuriland and getting from the train station to the amusement park was interesting in itself as we had to take a cable car … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Big Weekender Pt II – Mount Takao

Posted on September 20, 2007 by tokyofox

When a colleague asked me a fortnight ago if I wanted to go up Mount Takao for a nomihodai (all-you-can-drink) session I didn’t think too much of it but as the morning of the event neared last Saturday I began to think that … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Big Weekender Pt I – Tokyo Summerland

Posted on September 18, 2007 by tokyofox

My days off are Friday and Sunday but last weekend I also had the Saturday off resulting in a busy few days of activity. Starting very early on Friday morning myself and Ethan made our way to Tokyo Summerland which is … Continue reading →

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Ooh Aah Kashi-wa!!

Posted on September 13, 2007 by tokyofox

Witnessing the spectacle of an Aussie Rules game in Melbourne last month made me realise how much I miss watching live sport. Apart from last years baseball game, a sumo tournament, a couple of Rugby games (Ireland v Japan, Newcastle … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: The Old-Fashioned Amusement Park In Northern Tokyo

Posted on September 4, 2007 by tokyofox

On Friday the 24th of August I went to Toshimaen Amusement Park which is a 15 minute train ride away from where I live. Sadly we didn’t have so long there as we only got there at 2pm and it was also quite mild … Continue reading →

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Australia 2007 Pt VII – Melbourne Again

Posted on September 2, 2007 by tokyofox

The 4.45am airport shuttle took me to Hobart Airport for my 6am flight back to Melbourne and I was surprised to bump into colleague Mark in the waiting lounge who i climbed Mount Fuji with. After a slight delay I was back … Continue reading →

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Australia 2007 Pt VI – Tasmania, Port Arthur

Posted on August 31, 2007 by tokyofox

I’m not usually a fan of tours but without a car in Tasmania its quite difficult to do without them. Consequently I went on an ‘Under Down Under’ day trip to Port Arthur which was very much my second choice but there … Continue reading →

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Australia 2007 Pt V – Tasmania, Hobart

Posted on August 28, 2007 by tokyofox

I was up early out of habit and had to wait around to take the 9.30am bus to Hobart where I checked in to Central City Backpackers which was surprisingly quite nice. I had to make some pretty quick decisions once at reception … Continue reading →

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Australia 2007 Pt IV – Tasmania, Cradle Mountain

Posted on August 26, 2007 by tokyofox

I know its Winter and out of season in Tasmania but I never expected to be the only one on the Gray Line day tour to Cradle Mountain. Thats what I was though as driver Dave and I made our way west … Continue reading →

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