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A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

TF Flashback: The Time When I Cycled To All Tokyo’s Best 25 Sights In One Day!

Posted on November 15, 2025 by tokyofox

These days YouTube is absolutely awash with creators doing all kinds of random and pointless challenges, but they really weren’t so common 15 years ago when I embarked on what is still my longest ever themed cycling ride. For the … Continue reading →

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Obi-Wan CAN-obi! Collecting Star Wars Cola Cans In Japan!

Posted on November 11, 2025 by tokyofox

When a new film or TV series is on the horizon there is often all manner of goods emblazoned with the logo of the production being promoted. That certainly wasn’t the case this time with the global Coca Cola Star … Continue reading →

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TF Top 5……Public Toilet Designs In Tokyo #4 (Urine For A Treat!)

Posted on November 8, 2025 by tokyofox

To celebrate the unofficial toilet day on November 10th in Japan I have decided to deposit a fourth (and final!) compilation of interesting public lavatories in Tokyo. The Tokyo Fox site sure is plumbing to low depths but hopefully you will … Continue reading →

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Oh Crumbs! A Bad Day & A Good Hiding At The 2025 Biscuit Cup Final

Posted on November 4, 2025 by tokyofox

After their heroics in the semi-final second leg of the League Cup in Japan you’d probably be forgiven for thinking that Kashiwa Reysol’s name might well be on the trophy this year. After losing the semi-final first leg 3-1 against … Continue reading →

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The Highs & Lows of the 2025 Japan Open Tennis Tournament

Posted on November 1, 2025 by tokyofox

With a line-up featuring so many of my favourite female players, I was admittedly rather excited by this year’s Toray Pan Pacific Open (TPPO) tennis tournament at Ariake Coliseum in Tokyo. I was always going to attend the second qualifying … Continue reading →

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Oasis Fever Hits Japan As Rock ‘N’ Roll Stars Liam & Noel Return To Tokyo

Posted on October 29, 2025 by tokyofox

Ever since Oasis split in 2009 both Gallagher brothers have been pretty much constantly asked in all interviews about a reunion. Many people were pining for it, and you’d probably expect that someone like me who saw them multiple times … Continue reading →

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Meeting Tennis Stars Aplenty at This Year’s Japan Open

Posted on October 26, 2025 by tokyofox

In the last couple of years at the Toray Pan Pacific Open (TPPO) tennis tournament in Tokyo I’ve been delighted to meet a British female player each time. Last year I was lucky enough to meet Leicester’s very own Katie … Continue reading →

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From Qualification To The 1st Round & Beyond? Following The Fortunes of My Favourite British & German Tennis Players In Tokyo!

Posted on October 23, 2025 by tokyofox

“Hopefully she can become as successful as them and join the next tier of top players whilst going a bit deeper into one of the Grand Slam tournaments” The above quote is the final thought in my post after watching … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: The Dog-Themed Amusement Park & Climbing One of Japan’s Most Picturesque Mountains

Posted on October 19, 2025 by tokyofox

Surveys in recent years have often resulted in Ibaraki being named as the least attractive prefecture in Japan which certainly suprised me as I’ve had many lovely day trips over the years to see various sights in the area. On … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Sights Along The Train Line Connecting Northern Tokyo & Saitama

Posted on October 15, 2025 by tokyofox

Running north from Ikebukuro Station way up into the deepest parts of Saitama Prefecture and beyond, the Tobu Tojo line has long played a very important role during my time in Japan. Other than Kawagoe (a.k.a. Little Edo) though it … Continue reading →

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