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A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

TF Flashback: Seoul Olympic Stadium

Posted on March 27, 2021 by tokyofox

Research and preparation before any overseas trip is something I have long done but it hasn’t always been that way. My first overseas trip whilst based in Japan was to South Korea in the early days of January 2006. Along … Continue reading →

Posted in Asia Travel, Sport | Tagged Han River, olympics 2008, Seoul, Seoul E-Land FC home ground, Seoul Sports Complex, Songpa District, south korea, Summer Olympic Games in Asia, things to do in seoul, tokyo fox | 5 Comments

Review: Films Set In Japan – Destination Tokyo (1943)

Posted on March 24, 2021 by tokyofox

Just when I thought I had covered the majority of films set in Japan from the 1940s another load suddenly emerged from the depths of nowhere such as this submarine adventure. Those who have read all of these reviews will … Continue reading →

Posted in Review: Films Set In Japan | Tagged 1940s movies set in Japan, cary grant, Destination Tokyo review, films set in Japan, films set in tokyo, list of films set in Japan, list of movies set in Japan, movies set in japan, WWII | 3 Comments

Tokyo Daytripper: The Big Stone Buddha Face, Beautiful Landscape Gardens, A Free Buffet & Another Platform Zero!

Posted on March 21, 2021 by tokyofox

Gunma was admittedly one of those prefectures I always thought was a little bit boring but it’s good to have been proved wrong following a fair few day trips there in recent years. In these travel-restricted times I haven’t really … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel, Tokyo Daytripper: | Tagged Chogonji Temple, Joshu Fukushima Station, Kanra Total Park, Konnyaku Park, list of platform zeros Japan, Rakusanen, Takasaki Station Platform 0, things to do in Gunma, Tokyo Daytripper | 9 Comments

London Filming Locations: Fast And Furious 6 (2013)

Posted on March 17, 2021 by tokyofox

‘Fast 5‘ (2011) was the film that really got me (rather belatedly!) into the franchise and ‘Fast & Furious 6‘ (2013) was a strong follow up albeit one very far removed from its street racing origins! This sixth instalment is set … Continue reading →

Posted in London Film Locations | Tagged 1 Old Billingsgate Walk, Cannon Street Underground Station, Euro Mission filming locations, Fast & Furious 6 London movie locations, Fast and the furious 6, Foreign & Commonwealth Office Courtyard, Hare Road, Lambeth Bridge at Millbank, Senate House | 5 Comments

Two Great Spots For Capturing The Classic Bullet Train & Mount Fuji Shot!

Posted on March 14, 2021 by tokyofox

Sit in the right place on the Shinkansen (bullet train) en-route to Osaka or Kyoto from Tokyo (or vice versa) and the majestic Mount Fuji can be seen as you whizz by at 300+ kilometres per hour. Sadly, it’s … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel | Tagged bullet train, Fuji-san, fuji-san viewing, Fujikawa Station, JR Tokaido Line, mount fuji, shinkansen, things to do in shizuoka, Yoshiwara | 4 Comments

Foxed In The Head: Cycling To All Inari Shrines In Tokyo’s 23 Wards – #10 Bunkyo

Posted on March 11, 2021 by tokyofox

#10. Bunkyo 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 Cycling To All Inari Shrines In Tokyo's 23 Wards, Fukiage Inari Shrine, Inari Shrines Bunkyo City, Inari Shrines Bunkyo Ward, Kasama Inari Shrine, Komagome Inari Shrine, Otome Inari Shrine, Shusse Inari Shrine, Sumiyoshi Inari Shrine, themed cycling trips tokyo | 19 Comments

Interesting Japanese Playground Structures #32 – Dinosaur Space

Posted on March 8, 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 chair lift Mount Komuro, Dinosaur Park, Dinosaur Space, Interesting playground structures, izukyuko line, Kawana Station, Komuroyama Park, things to do in izu, things to do in shizuoka | 27 Comments

Dining Out: The Buffet Which Is Completely Free To Everyone

Posted on March 5, 2021 by tokyofox

There are plenty of good value buffets to be enjoyed in Japan but none of them come as low in price as this one as it costs absolutely nothing! You might protest by saying that some hotel buffets are free … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, Japan Travel | Tagged free konyaku buffet Japan, Joshin Dentetsu Line, Joshu Fukushima Station, konjac buffet, Konnyaku Park, Takasaki, things to do in Gunma, What is konnyaku?, zero calorie food | 3 Comments

Celebrating Women’s History Month With The A-Z Of Star Wars Female Characters

Posted on March 2, 2021 by tokyofox

These days the Star Wars films and television series are blessed with female characters but of course any fan who grew up with the original trilogy will know that back then there was only one major female character and a … Continue reading →

Posted in Star Wars | Tagged A-Z of Star Wars female characters, alternative star wars playlist, From Asajj to Zorii, hina matsuri Tokyo, International Women's Day, Star Wars female characters, star wars the clone wars, the girls of Star Wars, Women's History Month | 5 Comments

15 Years Of Tokyo Fox: The Posts With The “Least” Hits For Each Year

Posted on February 27, 2021 by tokyofox

Fifteen years! How the hell did that happen!! There’s not much more to say than what I wrote in my ‘10 Years of Tokyo Fox‘ post five years ago about how it all began and the journey so far. Instead … Continue reading →

Posted in Action & Adventure, Africa Travel, Food & Drink, Japan Life, Japan Travel, Quirky Japan, Tokyo Daytripper: | Tagged African Festival Yokohama, Gensobo-ji temple, Hagi, hakuba, hiking in Sandankyo, Japanese funerals, Nasu Miroku Daikannon, Russian cathedral Tokyo, teenage mutant ninja turtles III japan, tesol, Things to do in Nagato, tokyo fox, water towers Sakura | 6 Comments

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About tokyofox

TF Flashback: Seoul Olympic Stadium

London Filming Locations: Fast And Furious 6 (2013)

Two Great Spots For Capturing The Classic Bullet Train & Mount Fuji Shot!

Foxed In The Head: Cycling To All Inari Shrines In Tokyo’s 23 Wards – #10 Bunkyo

Interesting Japanese Playground Structures #32 – Dinosaur Space

Dining Out: The Buffet Which Is Completely Free To Everyone

Celebrating Women’s History Month With The A-Z Of Star Wars Female Characters

15 Years Of Tokyo Fox: The Posts With The “Least” Hits For Each Year

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