Category Archives: Family

Hiroshima-ken 2015 Pt V: A Day In The Bordering Prefecture

Posted on May 26, 2015 by tokyofox

Hiroshima-ken shares borders with Okayama, Shimane and Yamaguchi prefectures and the more we visit the in-laws the more chances there are to go beyond Hiroshima and visit some new places. Back in May 2013 we went to Iwakuni in Yamaguchi … Continue reading →

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My Sister’s Family Arrive In Japan

Posted on April 27, 2015 by tokyofox

In recent months Tokyo has seen a huge surge in visitors from overseas and among them were my eldest sister and family. For siblings living in different country’s we haven’t done too badly with three meetings in three different countries … Continue reading →

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Trainspotting On The Great Central Railway Pt II: Loughborough

Posted on January 26, 2015 by tokyofox

On a bitterly cold morning, it was still very misty when my parents and I arrived at Loughborough Central railway station about 15 minutes after we left Rothley Station. I guess the conditions all added to the mystique of the place … Continue reading →

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Trainspotting On The Great Central Railway Pt I: Rothley

Posted on January 22, 2015 by tokyofox

As a movie locations geek I usually look at the fairly limited info in the filming locations section on IMDb whenever I watch any film. That certainly happened when I watched ‘Buster‘ (1988) over the holiday season which brought back memories as it … Continue reading →

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Back Home & Reunited With My Family……For A Few Days!

Posted on January 7, 2015 by tokyofox

For the first time in three years I returned home to my parents house for Christmas as both of my sisters and their families were going to be in attendance. It was also dad’s 70th birthday just after Christmas so … Continue reading →

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The Wedding In Hiroshima Pt III – The Soundtrack

Posted on December 1, 2014 by tokyofox

As I mentioned in ‘The Wedding In Hiroshima Pt I – The Ceremony‘ one of my two tasks ahead of our wedding was to make a soundtrack CD. I thought it would just be background music whilst everyone ate their … Continue reading →

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The Wedding In Hiroshima Pt II – The Reception

Posted on November 29, 2014 by tokyofox

Following the church service we were led down many sloping steps through the inner parts of the complex. We were put in a room with the make-up artist and a staff member, presumably to keep us out of the way … Continue reading →

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The Wedding In Hiroshima Pt I – The Ceremony

Posted on November 26, 2014 by tokyofox

Since we got married on Tanabata (7th July) conversations about having some kind of wedding have come and gone but eventually we decided to have some kind of party with her extended family in Hiroshima. However, whilst I was visiting … Continue reading →

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A Weekend On Batam Island (Indonesia)

Posted on October 15, 2014 by tokyofox

No sooner had my eldest sister Ruth and her husband announced that they were going to be moving to an island in Indonesia just 20km off the coast of Singapore and I had my heart set on visiting them and … Continue reading →

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England 2014 Pt V: Various London Bits And Pieces

Posted on August 27, 2014 by tokyofox

The family day at Hampton Court Palace and the trip back to my hometown cut into our trip quite a bit (in a good way!) thereby limiting what we could actually see and get done in London to an extent. … Continue reading →

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