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A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

Reflecting On 15 Years Since Star Wars Celebration Japan & Looking Ahead To The Next One In 2025!

  Since 1999, there have been 15 Star Wars Celebration events. The majority of them have been in the USA with four in Europe and just a solitary one in Asia. That latter was held in Japan at Makuhari-Messe (Chiba) between … Continue reading

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Alphabet Dating In Japan With My Wife Who Was Still Completely Unaware Of The Task At Hand! (S02E06: Review)

  Season two of this dating challenge wrapped earlier this year in January after about 10 months of working our way through the alphabet. This series is one that probably looks quite fun and exciting from the outside but behind … Continue reading

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TF Top 10……Football Match Day Experiences In 2023 So Far (Part 1)

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Having only watched a single game in 2020 and 2021 respectively I really was not expecting to do too many more matches last year, especially with the strict Covid_19 measures still in place for much of the season. However, I … Continue reading

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This Japanese Star Festival Wasn’t Quite What I Wished For On Our Wedding Anniversary!

  July 7th is known as tanabata in Japan and it celebrates the meeting of the deities Orihime and Hikoboshi. According to legend, the Milky Way separates these lovers, and they can only meet once a year on the seventh … Continue reading

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A Completely FREE Matchday Experience At The Stadium Which Hosted Football In The Tokyo Olympics

The matchday football experience in Japan (or anywhere else for that matter!) can be an expensive one. Not only is there the cost of the ticket but then transportation has to be considered, and then there is maybe some food, … Continue reading

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Tokyo Daytripper: The Historical Riverside City With An Egyptian Flavour Nearby!

Whenever I’ve seen any list of the best places to visit in Chiba prefecture, this historical river city in Katori has almost always been included. However, for someone who prides himself on his love for this often-ignored region of Japan … Continue reading

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Unstaffed Stations of Japan #14 – Minami-Takada

Think of train stations in Japan and the mighty Shinjuku station is sure to come to mind for many people. That is the world’s busiest train station, and Japan monopolises the top 50 list with only five of them not in … Continue reading

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Modern Architecture Outside of Tokyo #2 – Tōhoku & Tochigi

   For over a decade Tokyo Fox has focused on the modern architecture of Tokyo with a long-running ten part series featuring over 100 interesting-looking buildings. During that time I have also taken photos of some unique structures outside of … Continue reading

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#WeStopAtNothing! Visiting All The Platform Zero Stations In Chiba

  The first ever platform 0 I came across was in Chiba Prefecture when I was on my way back from a semi-naked mens mud festival (hadaka matsuri) in early 2011. The seed was sewn for what eventually became a … Continue reading

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Hidden Treasures Along The Keio Line #10 – Kitarō Park

The Keio Line principally connects Shinjuku to the western side of Tokyo with seven different lines running through to the likes of suburban city Hachiōji and the mountainous area at Takaosanguchi. All of it’s stations actually lie within the boundaries of Tokyo and, thanks to … Continue reading

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