Category Archives: Food & Drink

8 Days In Hiroshima: A Milk Carton Building, A Star Wars Cafe, Abandoned Stations, Snowy Hot Springs, Japan’s Best Value Meal, Train Trips, Waterfalls, Boat Race, Family Time & More!

Posted on March 9, 2023 by tokyofox

  One of the things which first comes to mind when thinking of Hiroshima is the local delicacy okonomiyaki and within minutes of arriving back in the city for the first time in 12 months we were tucking into some although

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Alphabet Dating In Japan With My Wife Who Was Still Completely Unaware Of The Task At Hand! (S02E01 A-E)

Posted on February 13, 2023 by tokyofox

  Season one (as well as the prequel season zero) of alphabet dating certainly pushed the boundaries of what a “date” is, and that continues in season two with some very tenuous examples for each letter of the alphabet. For … Continue reading →

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Feel The Force At This Hidden Pop Culture Cafe In Hiroshima

Posted on January 15, 2023 by tokyofox

A Star Wars themed cafe-museum is definitely the kind of place I would travel far and wide to see but unbelievablly this all happened without any planning or knowledge beforehand. My force powers just weren’t sensitive to this place which … Continue reading →

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Retrospective Alphabet Dating In Greater Tokyo S00E06: W-Z

Posted on January 11, 2023 by tokyofox

  Whilst season two of alphabet dating is taking place I thought I could fill that void with a restrospecive series which is certainly an easier operation as they were not done in alphabetical order which can be a little … Continue reading →

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TF Top 20……Tokyo Fox Hits Of 2022

Posted on January 1, 2023 by tokyofox

  So 2023 has only just begun and already Tokyo Fox is looking back!! For just over a decade now there have been exactly ten new posts on here each and every month and these are the twenty from 2022 … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Christmas 2022 in Tokyo

Posted on December 26, 2022 by tokyofox

  The build-up to Christmas this year was fairly unique as the FIFA World Cup was right in the midst of it, and so that certainly interfered with festive activities, particularly the new Christmas movies (mostly from Hallmark) which I … Continue reading →

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Coastal Adventures In Izu: Seaside Parks, Footbaths, Marine Towns, Lakes, Mountains & Big Ramen!

Posted on December 10, 2022 by tokyofox

Given the number of visits we make to to Izu each and every year, there will surely be a time when there is nothing blog-worthy to report. Unbelievably, that time is not now though! As soon as we got the … Continue reading →

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Retrospective Alphabet Dating In Greater Tokyo S00E05: S-V

Posted on December 7, 2022 by tokyofox

  Whilst season two of alphabet dating is taking place I thought I could fill that void with a restrospecive series which is certainly an easier operation as they were not done in alphabetical order which can be a little … Continue reading →

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Cheap Alcohol Vending Machines Aplenty Inside A Train Station!

Posted on November 14, 2022 by tokyofox

Even though I almost never buy anything from them, the sight of a vending machine dispensing alcohol (usually beer) always catches my attention. Such machines are certainly not so common in city centres anymore so imagine how surprised I was … Continue reading →

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A Whirlwind Tour Of 7 Prefectures In 4 Days!

Posted on October 15, 2022 by tokyofox

Kyoto Station pretty much marked the end of this whirlwind four day trip but it wasn’t the happiest of endings as the bullet trains were all delayed and so I had to wait for over an hour till they were … Continue reading →

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