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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

The Hidden Fortress On The Coast Of Osaka

Posted on January 15, 2022 by tokyofox

When I saw this building on the cover of a Japanese magazine last Summer I assumed it was some abandoned building off the coast of Japan somewhere. I just thought it looked so cool in its appearance but I had … Continue reading →

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Hikone Filming Locations: The Hunted (1995)

Posted on January 12, 2022 by tokyofox

This American martial-arts thriller film starring Christopher Lambert was mostly shot in Nagoya city with such locales including it’s castle, City Hall (below) and main Station. However, the action does eventually move to “an island several hundred miles away” which … Continue reading →

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Back In Hiroshima For The 1st Time In 3 Years; Heaven Temple Mountain, Famous Sights Revisited, The Cheapest Meal, Quality Dog Time & New Years Customs!

Posted on January 9, 2022 by tokyofox

  It may have been three years since I was last in Hiroshima but fact is that it’s actually been over four years since I spent any time of significance in the city. That last visit was very much an … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: Hiroshima’s Cheapest Meal Is A Really Filling And Delicious One

Posted on January 6, 2022 by tokyofox

It’s not all okonomiyaki and oysters when in Hiroshima! Sometimes (well quite often actually!) you’ve got to take a break from food starting with the letter ‘o’ and try other things. This meat shop and restaurant in the city centre … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: A Surreal Border Crossing In Korea (2006)

Posted on January 3, 2022 by tokyofox

Way back in 1997 I remember watching the BBC documentary show ‘Full Circle with Michael Palin’ which was a series following the English actor/comedian/writer/TV presenter on a full anti-clockwise trip around the Pacific Rim. The second episode featured Japan and … Continue reading →

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TF Top 20……Tokyo Fox Hits Of 2021

Posted on January 1, 2022 by tokyofox

  So 2022 has only just begun and already Tokyo Fox is looking back!! For a decade now there have been exactly ten new posts on here each and every month and these are the twenty from 2021 which got … Continue reading →

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TF Top 21……Photos For 2021 (End Of Year Filler Post!)

Posted on December 29, 2021 by tokyofox

This lame and lazy half-assed compilation post idea was ushered in at the end of 2018 with an eye on permanently replacing the ‘TF Top 10……Filming Location Trips For (year)’ series which has long been running out of steam and … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Christmas 2021 in Tokyo

Posted on December 26, 2021 by tokyofox

Halloween may have taken over as my favourite season for a few years in the early-mid 2010s but Christmas is now well and truly back on top. The festive season is admittedly just all build-up with very little at the … Continue reading →

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Harry Potter Works His Magic To Light Up Christmas In Tokyo

Posted on December 23, 2021 by tokyofox

Global British icons don’t come much bigger than Harry Potter do they? Hogwarts! Platform 9 3/4! Quidditch! Hagrid! The Leaky Cauldron, and erm magic! Oh who am I kidding! That’s all I know of the wizard boy as I have … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Award-Winning Ramen, A Rare Night Out, A Dog Statue, A Cake-Flavoured Drink & Yet Another Castle!

Posted on December 19, 2021 by tokyofox

It’s been a long, long time since I went to a new prefecture in Japan but Wakayama-ken now takes me one closer to the total of 47. Admittedly, it was something of a short visit but they all count and this … Continue reading →

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