Category Archives: Cycling

My Toughest Cycling Challenge Yet…& That Is Snow Joke!

Posted on February 13, 2024 by tokyofox

Watching the evening or morning weather forecast is such an important part of daily life for Japanese people (as indeed it is for many other nationalities around the world) who subsequently plan their day accordingly. It’s something of an obsession. … Continue reading →

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Going Full Throttle In The Pursuit Of Money At This Only-In-Japan Motor-Sport

Posted on February 1, 2024 by tokyofox

In the wake of attending 20+ different sports in 2023, pretty much every upcoming event gets promoted on my social media or directly in my inbox. I recently caught sight of a motor-cycle event in Saitama Prefecture taking place over … Continue reading →

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Very Few Parks Will Tricera-Top This One In Tokyo!

Posted on October 27, 2023 by tokyofox

Not long after compiling last years top 10 list of must-see dinosaur-related places in Japan I then found out about another park in Tokyo with some dinosaurs in it. Not only that but it was just a short distance from … Continue reading →

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Cycling To All Inari Shrines In Tokyo’s 23 Wards – The Stats

Posted on December 13, 2022 by tokyofox

23 individual posts for each ward plus seven compilations (including this one) is one of the least interesting statistics for this overly-long series which has been limping on to this conclusion. This will indeed be the final post about this … Continue reading →

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Pain & Glory! The Story Of Cycling To All Inari Shrines In Tokyo’s 23 Wards

Posted on November 17, 2022 by tokyofox

As I stood with my bicycle at the Itoku Inari Daimyojin in Shinjuku mid-November last year I felt no other emotion than a bit of relief. I had completed my fairly pointless mission of cycling to every single Inari Shrine … Continue reading →

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My Favourite Inari Shrine For Each Of Tokyo’s 23 Wards

Posted on October 21, 2022 by tokyofox

This compilation post features my favourite Inari shrine from each of Tokyo’s 23 wards. It was admittedly slim pickings for some of the wards so certainly don’t expect to be impressed by all 23! Justifying my choice for each of … Continue reading →

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Cycling To Every Inari Shrine In Tokyo’s 23 Wards: The Fox Top Collection

Posted on September 17, 2022 by tokyofox

One of the quirks of this epic Tokyo cycling challenge was to wear a fox-related top to loosely tie in with the Inari Shrines where kitsune (foxes) are revered. The majority of the tops I wore were related to Leicester … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Abandoned Inari Shrines In Tokyo’s 23 Wards

Posted on July 18, 2022 by tokyofox

The vast majority of the hundreds of shrines in Tokyo’s 23 wards are well-maintained and looking as good as is possible. However, there are some lacking in love and care where the weather has taken its toll on the torii … Continue reading →

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A Themed Tour Of Tokyo’s Football Manga Mecca

Posted on July 9, 2022 by tokyofox

Think of Japanese footballers that have had an impact overseas and the likes of  Hidetoshi Nakata, Junichi Inamoto, Shunsuke Nakamura, Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa or Leicester legend Shinji Okazaki might come to mind. However, it is arguably an animated character … Continue reading →

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Time To See The King Of Apes At This Park Just North Of Tokyo

Posted on July 6, 2022 by tokyofox

Just scrolling through Google Maps and clicking on the sight icons is a slow but painful way of looking for interesting places to visit. That is exactly how I found out about this park though, and seeing that it was … Continue reading →

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