Category Archives: Action & Adventure

Okayama 2016 Pt II: Washuzan Highland Theme Park

Posted on August 20, 2016 by tokyofox

Have you ever met anyone who went to an amusement park by themselves? Probably not as that is pretty sad, isn’t it! As you can probably guess though, that is exactly what I did on my first afternoon in Okayama! … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: Universal Studios Japan (2005)

Posted on May 4, 2016 by tokyofox

  The ‘Back To The Future‘ ride at Universal Studios Japan (USJ) will close on 31st May 2016 meaning that the ride will become completely extinct as the ones in Florida and Hollywood closed in 2007 much to my annoyance as … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Mount Takao

Posted on March 18, 2016 by tokyofox

The fire-walking festival near Takaosanguchi last Sunday may have been our main goal for the day but before that I thought we might as well climb Mount Takao with the idea being to take a different trail to what we did back in November … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Fire-walking Festival In Takao

Posted on March 15, 2016 by tokyofox

This time of year is a particularly good one for the slightly more quirkier of the many, many festivals that take place in Japan throughout the year. A great deal of the ones featured in the recent Tokyo Fox ‘Top 10……Quirky … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Mount Mitake

Posted on February 14, 2016 by tokyofox

Tokyo may seem like it’s a huge metropolis of never-ending concrete stretching as far as the eye can see but if you go far enough west then there are actually some mountains. Mount Takao (599m) is the most famous and … Continue reading →

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Snowboarding Trip To Hokkaido

Posted on February 4, 2016 by tokyofox

When it comes to snowboarding in Japan there are many good places but it is Hokkaido which is the place held in highest esteem by those in the know. As much as I enjoyed all my previous snowboarding trips to Nagano-ken … Continue reading →

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Tsukuba 2015 Pt II: Mt Tsukuba

Posted on July 27, 2015 by tokyofox

With three mountains ascended in Hokkaido in June, the idea of climbing mountains has been very much in my mind of late, and it was actually Mitake-San that I was planning to do but when my wife said she wanted to … Continue reading →

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Hokkaido 2015 Pt V: Mt Usu

Posted on July 12, 2015 by tokyofox

Prior to our arrival in the area of Lake Toya neither Ethan or I were unaware of the volcanic lava-dome that is Shouwa-shinzan until we drove by it with a look of bewilderment on our faces. Intrigued by it we set … Continue reading →

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Hokkaido 2015 Pt III: Mt Tarumae

Posted on July 6, 2015 by tokyofox

Prior to this trip to Hokkaido I was told time and time again that the end of June was the best time to visit and that there is no rainy season there. That may be true but it certainly doesn’t mean … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: Bungy Thrillogy Pt III (2002)

Posted on November 20, 2014 by tokyofox

In the third and final part of this Bungy Thrillogy series, Tokyo Fox looks back to Sunday 24th March 2002; the day of my triple bungy jump. I was travelling around New Zealand for a few months on the back of a years working holiday … Continue reading →

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