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A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

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 →

Posted in Films, Food & Drink, Quirky Japan | Tagged activities for christmas lessons, chicken mcnuggets challenge, Christmas Christopher Lloyd, curry soup drink, Ed Sheeran Elton John gap fill song activity, Harry Potter Marunouchi Bright Christmas, Last Christmas gap fill, Next Stop, Tokyo Midtown, watching all Hallmark Channel Countdown to Christmas 2021 movies | 5 Comments

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 →

Posted in Films | Tagged illuminations Tokyo, Marunouchi Brick Square, Marunouchi Bright Christmas, Marunouchi Building, Marunouchi Oazo Shin Tokyo Building, Snow Light Globe, Tokyo Torch Park, Tree of Fantastic Beasts, Tree of Hogwarts Letters, Tree of Hogwarts Magic, Tree of Owl Post | 6 Comments

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 →

Posted in Food & Drink, Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged castella cake soda drink, Ide Shoten, Kishu dog statue Wakayama Station, the best ramen in Japan, things to do in Wakayama, Wakayama Castle, Wakayama Station dog, Wakayama to Miyamae on foot | 4 Comments

Foxed In The Head: Cycling To All Inari Shrines In Tokyo’s 23 Wards – #18 Ota

Posted on December 16, 2021 by tokyofox

#18. Ota Cycling may be something that I love to do but I’m not really one who goes for a ride without some kind of aim whether it be to a restaurant, a sight or just my workplace. With that … Continue reading →

Posted in Cycling | Tagged Anamori Inari Shrine, big torii gate Haneda Airport, Cycling To All Inari Shrines In Tokyo's 23 Wards, Former Anamori Inari Shrine, Haneda Shrine, Inari Shrines Ota City, Inari Shrines Ota Ward, Mine Inari Shrine, themed cycling trips tokyo | 10 Comments

Interesting Japanese Playground Structures #36 – Octopus Square

Posted on December 13, 2021 by tokyofox

Many of the parks and children’s playgrounds in Japan, particularly in Tokyo, are quite poor compared to other countries in terms of space, surroundings and a lack of grass. However, a handful of them do tend to possess extremely creative structures … Continue reading →

Posted in Quirky Japan | Tagged animal slides Japan, Interesting playground structures, Koto Ward, octopus slide Japan, octopus slide Tokyo, Octopus Square, Tatsumi, Things to do in Koto Ward, yurakucho line | 16 Comments

Tokyo Daytripper: A Unique Frog Shrine & A Park Featuring A Few Pre-Historic Dwellings

Posted on December 10, 2021 by tokyofox

The thousands and thousands of shrines in Japan often have the likes of foxes, lions, lion-dogs but there are a few exceptions like wolves, elephants or horses. Never did I know there was a frog shrine though, and it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan, Tokyo Daytripper: | Tagged frog shrine tokyo, Mizuhodai Station, Mizukokaizuka Park, Mizumiya Shrine, things to do in Saitama, tobu tojo line, Tokyo Daytripper, unique shrine saitama, unusual temples Japan | 7 Comments

Unstaffed Stations of Japan #6 – Miyamae

Posted on December 7, 2021 by tokyofox

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 →

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged Ide Shoten, Kisei Main Line, local train travel Japan, Miyamae Station, things to do in Wakayama, unmanned stations Japan, unstaffed stations Japan, Wakayama, Wakayama to Miyamae on foot | 22 Comments

Dining Out: The Ramen Considered To Be The Best In Japan

Posted on December 4, 2021 by tokyofox

At the start of this year I went the short distance from the Tokyo Fox Global Operations Centre to Nakiryu in Toshima-ku which is one of the world’s cheapest Michelin starred restaurants. That was great but the noodles often rated … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, Japan Travel | Tagged 4-84 Tanakamachi, chuka soba, dining out, Ide Shoten, the best ramen in Japan, The Ramen Girl, things to do in Wakayama, Tokusei Chuka Soba, Wakayama | 5 Comments

The Japanese Castle Which Can Rival Himeji-jo For Appearing In Movies

Posted on December 1, 2021 by tokyofox

When it comes to Japanese castles featuring in movies, Himeji-jo in Hyōgo Prefecture is the most obvious one which comes to mind. It appeared quite extensively in the fifth James Bond movie ‘You Only Live Twice‘ (1967) as well as two … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Filming Locations, Japan Travel | Tagged 3 Ninjas kick back filming location, Genkyu-en garden, godzilla energy drink, Hiko-nyan, hikone-jo castle, Kansai, national treasures Japan, Shiga Prefecture, The Hunted (1995) filming locations | 14 Comments

Don’t Just Pass Through This City In Gifu But Stop Off & See Some Interesting Local Sights

Posted on November 28, 2021 by tokyofox

Ogaki is one of those stations I’ve passed through a fair few times when travelling by train between Nagoya and Osaka. Admittedly, I had never had any real desire to stop there but it was realistically as far as I … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged APA Hotel Ogaki-Ekimae, Arao Station, Hat Shrine, Mikubi Shrine, Ogaki Station, Ogaki-jo Castle, Site of Reversible Destiny Yoro, Softopia Ogaki, things to do in Gifu, Yoro, Yōrō Station | 5 Comments

Author Archives: tokyofox

About tokyofox

Countdown to Christmas 2021 in Tokyo

Harry Potter Works His Magic To Light Up Christmas In Tokyo

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

Foxed In The Head: Cycling To All Inari Shrines In Tokyo’s 23 Wards – #18 Ota

Interesting Japanese Playground Structures #36 – Octopus Square

Tokyo Daytripper: A Unique Frog Shrine & A Park Featuring A Few Pre-Historic Dwellings

Unstaffed Stations of Japan #6 – Miyamae

Dining Out: The Ramen Considered To Be The Best In Japan

The Japanese Castle Which Can Rival Himeji-jo For Appearing In Movies

Don’t Just Pass Through This City In Gifu But Stop Off & See Some Interesting Local Sights

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