Category Archives: Japan Filming Locations

Inside The Castle Grounds Which Featured In Snake Eyes: G.I. Joe Origins (2021)

Posted on February 27, 2025 by tokyofox

When it comes to movie history, Himeji-jo in Hyogo Prefecture is probably the most famous castle in Japan as it featured in the James Bond film ‘You Only Live Twice‘ (1967) as well as two Japanese movies by legendary director … Continue reading →

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A Family Trip To The Kyoto Temple Which Featured In ‘Lost In Translation’ For About 3 Seconds!

Posted on January 20, 2025 by tokyofox

The Tokyo locations rightly get all the acclaim and attention in ‘Lost In Translation‘ (2003) but it is often forgotten that Kyoto also features for a short time as Charlotte (Scarlett Johanson) visits a temple and a shrine on her … Continue reading →

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Is It Worth Visiting The Japanese Fishing Village Which Was The Setting For The TV Series Shogun?

Posted on May 10, 2024 by tokyofox

Whilst watching the recent Disney+ TV show ‘Shōgun‘ I was surprised to hear the name of a familiar fishing village mentioned throughout the ten-part series. It is located a short distance north of our holiday home on the east coast … Continue reading →

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All Of The Modern Arty Toilets Which Featured In The Movie ‘Perfect Days’ (2023)

Posted on February 29, 2024 by tokyofox

There’s been a lot of hype in Japan recently about the 2023 film release which has been nominated for the Best International Feature Film at the 96th Academy Awards which take place on March 10th in Hollywood. Starring Koji Yakusho … Continue reading →

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Alphabet Dating In Japan With My Wife Who Really Was Still Completely Unaware Of The Task At Hand! (S03E03: K-O)

Posted on November 16, 2023 by tokyofox

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

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TF Top 10……Godzilla-Themed Sights In Japan!

Posted on November 1, 2023 by tokyofox

November 3rd is being marketed as Godzilla Day by Toho as it’s the 69th anniversary of the original films release. The first period-piece Godzilla movie, ‘Godzilla Minus One‘ (known as ‘Gojira -1.0‘ in Japan) is released in Japan on that … 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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TF Top 10…….Filming Location Trips For 2021 & 2022

Posted on December 29, 2022 by tokyofox

There was always the plan to have ten filming locations posts on Tokyo Fox this year but I ended up falling just short. As I was considering the idea of discarding this traditional end-of-year closing post, I then had the … 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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Kyoto Filming Locations: Around The World In 80 Days (1956)

Posted on July 21, 2022 by tokyofox

Filming for this epic took place in eight different countries; the USA, England, France, Spain, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Thailand and Japan. Whilst multiple locations is fairly common place these days, it wasn’t at all back in the mid-1950s so it really … Continue reading →

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