Category Archives: Japan Filming Locations

Dining Out: Hotel New Otani

Posted on May 22, 2016 by tokyofox

  Believe it or not, I actually had no input when it came to making a reservation for lunch at Hotel New Otani which has an association with James Bond having appeared in one of the Sean Connery films back … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Tokyo Fox Posts Of All Time!

Posted on February 17, 2016 by tokyofox

Tokyo Fox is ten years old this month and here are the posts which have had the most number of hits during the last decade. 1. Tokyo Filming Locations #2 – Lost In Translation (2003): 29 November 2011   This one … Continue reading →

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Kamichu! Filming Locations In Onomichi

Posted on January 15, 2016 by tokyofox

  It’s not uncommon for movies and animation to use a real town or city as a basis or inspiration but with the 2005 Japanese animation ‘Kamichu!’ we have a place which is depicted almost faithfully on screen. Though the name … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Tokyo Movie-Related Places To Eat

Posted on September 23, 2015 by tokyofox

The combination of food and film usually conjures up images of an over-sized box of salty popcorn being consumed in a cinema but that’s not the only way of integrating the two. Among the many, many culinary delights of Tokyo … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima-ken 2015 Pt IV: Tomonoura Music Video Locations + Other Sights

Posted on May 23, 2015 by tokyofox

Is this really happening? You better believe it! Filming locations without any prejudice is very much the ethos of Tokyo Fox. Japanese idol girl group AKB48 are everywhere in Japan but apart from the name I wouldn’t know or recognise any of … Continue reading →

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Tomonoura Filming Locations – Ponyo (2008)

Posted on May 20, 2015 by tokyofox

This small fishing port in Fukuyama City was indeed brought to my attention thanks to its role in the sixth X-Men movie but whilst searching for the locations of those scenes I saw an article saying that Tomonoura was where the Wolverine and … Continue reading →

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Tomonoura (Hiroshima) Filming Locations – The Wolverine (2013)

Posted on May 17, 2015 by tokyofox

My main reason for only taking the Shinkansen as far as Fukuyama (rather than just going directly to my final destination of Hiroshima) was not only to see the station locales used in ‘The Wolverine‘ (2013) but also to continue the filming … Continue reading →

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Fukuyama (Hiroshima) Filming Locations – The Wolverine (2013)

Posted on May 14, 2015 by tokyofox

The sixth film in the X-Men franchise paid little respect for distance and time as the movie zig-zagged its way across Tokyo and then south to Nagasaki. However, no filming actually took place in the city which will always be … Continue reading →

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Fukuyama Filming Locations – Kamichu! (2005)

Posted on May 11, 2015 by tokyofox

Whilst doing my research on Fukuyama I came across the 2005 Japanese animation ‘Kamichu!’ which, though mainly based on real-life locations in Onomichi, also briefly featured an episode in Fukuyama. The actual name wasn’t referenced for it was just “a … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Alternative Temples And Shrines In Tokyo

Posted on April 11, 2015 by tokyofox

“I’m not really a temple or shrine kind of person” is a phrase I’ve heard a fair few times over the years I’ve been living in Japan. No doubt I’ve occasionally uttered those words myself but over time I’ve racked … Continue reading →

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