Category Archives: Food & Drink

Tokyo’s Finger-Lickin Good Christmas!

Posted on December 21, 2007 by tokyofox

Merrii Kurisimasu as the Japanese say! It won’t surprise too many people to know that Christmas is done very different over this way but what i didn’t know until only recently was how KFC is a popular custom for Christmas … Continue reading →

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Donald Ducks in N’ Out of Tokyo

Posted on November 25, 2007 by tokyofox

I think its fair to say that most people are put off from coming to visit me in Tokyo due to the high prices. Of course the fact that I am living in this metropolis is maybe also reason why only … Continue reading →

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A ‘Grate’ Barbeque Party!

Posted on November 8, 2007 by tokyofox

My school had its rescheduled BBQ Party in Futako-Shinchi on the 7th of October after rain had stopped play the previous week. There were many groups of people out enjoying the Autumn sunshine in our location next to the river. … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: Curry On Regardless

Posted on June 15, 2007 by tokyofox

There are two weekly listings magazines for foreigners in Tokyo and they regularly review restaurants which I have always ignored. That was until last weekend when I went to an Indian cafe in Shinjuku which had been reviewed in ‘Notice … Continue reading →

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Let Me Take You Down to the African Festa

Posted on June 10, 2007 by tokyofox

It’s fair to say that I have been quite ignorant of all things African related throughout my life and my knowledge amounts to not much more than Cameroon’s exploits at Italia ’90, Live Aid and Comic Relief. That was re-addressed in some way on … Continue reading →

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Meet Tokyo’s……Fast Food Restaurant Customers

Posted on April 19, 2007 by tokyofox

As maybe the only person who still wanted a ‘Big Mac’ after watching the ‘Super Size Me‘ (2004) documentary film it should be no surprise that I sometimes like nothing better than a visit to the golden arches (known in these … Continue reading →

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Quite Literally the Coolest Bar in Tokyo

Posted on February 15, 2007 by tokyofox

Last Wednesday night I found myself hanging out in Absolut Ice Bar Tokyo in Hiro-O which as the name suggests is completely made from ice. That includes the bar itself, the walls, floor, tables, sofas and even the glass! Obviously the … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: One Fish, Two Fish, Blowfish, Bluefish

Posted on February 10, 2007 by tokyofox

Sometime during the 1990s I watched a dramatic TV show that brought me close to tears as I thought a much loved character was about to be killed off. What is surprising is that that show was the second series of … Continue reading →

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MekkusaCuppaGreenTeaMiDuck

Posted on January 28, 2007 by tokyofox

Never thought it would happen to me but I’ve started regularly drinking green tea. It started off a while back at the Kaiten-Zushi (conveyor-belt sushi) as something to quench my thirst and has developed from there into buying teabags and drinking … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: Catch Of The Day!

Posted on November 23, 2006 by tokyofox

Had a day off on Wednesday so my girlfriend and I went for a quick wander around Shinjuku Gyoen (garden) which features three garden types: England, France and Japan itself. However it was still a bit too early to see a big change in … Continue reading →

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