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About tokyofox

A Leicester City fan teaching English in Japan

Time To Jump On The Women’s Football Bandwagon For A New Experience!

Posted on August 21, 2019 by tokyofox

  Like many people in this country, I have only really followed the fortunes of Nadeshiko Japan (the women’s national football team) team since they triumphed over the USA on penalties in the 2011 FIFA Women’s World Cup Final. Winning … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Purple Noodles, A Tunnel Of Stunning Wooden Ema & More Unique-Faced Statues In Kawagoe

Posted on August 18, 2019 by tokyofox

Known as Little Edo, Kawagoe in Saitama Prefecture is a place I’ve been to on many occasions and it has featured on Tokyo Fox a few times albeit in some quite poorly written blog posts from a long, long time … Continue reading →

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34 Degrees Celsius! Not Ideal Weather For Cycling To Kawagoe (& Back!) But That Is What I Did!

Posted on August 15, 2019 by tokyofox

  July was a terrible month in terms of the weather with rain pretty much every day but it certainly warmed up towards the end of the month. It was a scorcher on the day I decided to do this … Continue reading →

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Return To Sendai…But This Time To See A Live Match & Not Just The Stadium!

Posted on August 12, 2019 by tokyofox

On my first trip to Sendai a few years ago I actually went to check out the Yurtec Stadium early morning whilst my wife had a lie-in. I vowed that I’d return one day to actually see a game featuring … Continue reading →

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The Star Wars Identities Interactive Exhibition Has Arrived In Tokyo

Posted on August 9, 2019 by tokyofox

  A few months ago I heard that this interactive exhibition was coming to Tokyo and I was immediately excited without knowing too much about it. That was until I saw the price! It was over 3000 yen which is … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – The Teahouse Of The August Moon (1956)

Posted on August 6, 2019 by tokyofox

“All moons are good but an August moon is a little older and a little wiser” So that’s what the latter part of the title was all about then! For many, many years I’ve been aware of this film but I … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: A Shrine Dedicated To Feet & The Last Remnant Of A Former Haunted House In Gunma

Posted on August 3, 2019 by tokyofox

It was quite apt that I visited this shrine as I was suffering with a painful foot injury not that the walk to and from it will have helped at all! Those of a squeamish nature should probably skip ahead … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: The Creepiest Buddha Statue In Japan!

Posted on July 31, 2019 by tokyofox

Just when I thought I’d seen about every possible variation of buddha in Japan, I came across this one. Whilst others have come in a variety of colours, materials, sizes and positions (standing, sitting, reclining…) nothing compares to this statue … Continue reading →

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Australia Filming Locations #7 – Killer Elite (2011)

Posted on July 28, 2019 by tokyofox

  One can always rely on a Jason Statham film to deliver an entertaining 90 minutes or so of the action and violence we’ve come to expect from a man who once represented England at diving in the Commonwealth Games! … Continue reading →

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Abukumua Cave: A World Of Fantasy Beauty Created A Long Time Ago

Posted on July 25, 2019 by tokyofox

To the best of my knowledge, there are nine Stalactite caves in Japan and they are all fairly spread out. The limestone cave of Akiyoshidou in Yamaguchi Prefecture is the only one I’d visited before taking this trip deep into … Continue reading →

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