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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

Tokyo Daytripper: Life’s A Beach in Onjuku

Posted on August 6, 2006 by tokyofox

On the Boso Peninsula in south-east Chiba (the eastern neighbouring prefecture to Tokyo) is a beautiful white sand beach and last Friday I travelled for about 2.5 hours to spend the day on it and it was quite an experience. It was in … Continue reading →

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A Lot Of Dieting Is Wishful Shrinking!!

Posted on August 3, 2006 by tokyofox

The recent World Cup resulted in me consuming more beer than usual as well as irregular eating and sleeping habits. On top of that I haven’t really done any regular exercise since I stopped playing indoor football on the graveyard … Continue reading →

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A Surprise Visitor Leads To A Day of Maid Cafes, Harajuku Cosplay, Shibuya Dining & Late Night Ramen!

Posted on August 2, 2006 by tokyofox

Sundays are all about having a lie-in for many and I was most looking forward to one last Sunday until I was awoken by my friend Keisuke (a guy who I travelled with in Australia) mailing me to say he was in Tokyo. … Continue reading →

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A Nice ‘Only In Japan’ Moment

Posted on August 1, 2006 by tokyofox

From time to time I do make light-hearted fun of the Japanese but one of the nicest things about living here is its safety in terms of crime. As for natural phenomena like earthquakes, typhoons and so on, that is … Continue reading →

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‘Pantsu Getta’ – The Latest Pervy Japanese Game

Posted on July 26, 2006 by tokyofox

It’s the game thats sweeping the nation……………..or maybe not!! I’m not usually one to talk about news related items (that’s if you can even call it news!) as I’m too busy talking about myself on these self indulgent things called … Continue reading →

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Too Honest For Their Own Good?

Posted on July 23, 2006 by tokyofox

Japan is a very safe place in terms of crime and, unlike the rest of the world, you have a very, very good chance of getting your wallet back if you lose it. Thankfully I haven’t had to test this … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Various

Posted on July 21, 2006 by tokyofox

Had a few days off recently and for once didn’t go on a trip as saving for one next month. It was tipping it down with rain anyway so I watched a few DVD’s with Japanese connections as the rental store had … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: A Pizza Non-Japanese Food For Me

Posted on July 18, 2006 by tokyofox

Many of my students seem to live in a world where they think us ‘gaijin‘ only use knifes and forks and don’t eat Japanese food. This is so untrue and a little annoying for most of us but maybe they … Continue reading →

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Suits Aren’t Cool Enough For Japan!

Posted on July 16, 2006 by tokyofox

These last few days in Tokyo have been unbearably hot and humid with temperatures near to the mid-30’s and humidity levels at close to 100%. Judging by what some people wear you wouldn’t know it though as jeans and cardiagans … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Fox’s World Cup 2006 Overview

Posted on July 11, 2006 by tokyofox

So after four weeks the final whistle has blown on the 2006 World Cup and now my life can hopefully return to as normal as possible meaning no more split sleeping shifts, sleep deprivation or catching 40 winks in between lessons. … Continue reading →

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