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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

Perth Re-union 5 Years On

Posted on November 11, 2006 by tokyofox

In November 2001 I was sound asleep in my dormitory bunk bed in Perth when I was awoken by the arrival of three noisy Japanese people. One disappeared without trace but I got chatting to the other two (Shinji and Hikaru) and we … Continue reading →

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Toilet Day In Japan??

Posted on November 10, 2006 by tokyofox

Today is November 10th and unofficial toilet day in Japan which I think is an excrement occasion! To get to the bottom of the matter it’s because the numbers 11/10 (for Japanese use the American way of writing the date … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Tobu World Square In Tochigi Prefecture

Posted on November 4, 2006 by tokyofox

The Eiffel Tower, Big Ben, The Statue of Liberty, The Pyramids, Angkor Wat, Taj Mahal, Forbidden City and the Great Wall of China as well as dozens of other archetectural structues. 102 of them in total and I managed to … Continue reading →

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The Changing Of Seasons

Posted on November 2, 2006 by tokyofox

Into November now and the temperature has definitely changed here over the last month or so with the hot humid summer weather being replaced by a fair few showery spells, a lot more cloud and the occasional outbreak of sunshine … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: Umemoto In Zoshigaya

Posted on October 31, 2006 by tokyofox

Yet another food story I’m afraid. Since I started jogging (over 3 months now and counting!) I have seen a lot more of my local area and on the days when I have ran in daylight I have often been past a tiny little … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: A Sparrow In The Works!

Posted on October 29, 2006 by tokyofox

On Saturday night I went to an early 20th century Japanese themed izakaya here in Ikebukuro which was full of many cheap dishes including some more unusual ones such as frog which I sampled. No problem eating this and it just tasted … Continue reading →

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Beating The Queues

Posted on October 29, 2006 by tokyofox

I have talked before about how Japanese people are prepared to queue up outside restaurants for long times if it means getting good quality food. As one who has not much sense of taste when it comes to food I … Continue reading →

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Welcome To The (Concrete) Jungle!

Posted on October 22, 2006 by tokyofox

My Canadian friend Christine (who I have been mates with since our time working together at N*va a couple of years back) came back to Tokyo recently as she missed her Japanese boyfriend. Proof that it’s not just the guys who … Continue reading →

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O-eshiki Festival At Kishibijojin Temple

Posted on October 22, 2006 by tokyofox

Not really being doing much lately as been so busy with work and the cover shifts that have come my way. Thats why I have been resorting to writing about general observations rather than doings. Maybe also a sign that after two and a … Continue reading →

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Japanese Service With A Smile

Posted on October 19, 2006 by tokyofox

“How many Japanese workmen does it take to change a lightbulb? Ten – one to change it and nine others to stand around watching him doing it!!” That may be a cr*p joke but at times it seems like Japan has zero … Continue reading →

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