Category Archives: Japan Travel

Tokyo Daytripper: The Tsukuba Expo Center Has A Lot Of “Space” Devoted To It!

Posted on March 21, 2020 by tokyofox

Ibaraki Prefecture often gets forgotten about for day trips from Tokyo but thanks to the Tsukuba Express Line train it’s really easy and quick to get to Tsukuba. It’s not the cheapest of lines but it’s worth it for getting … Continue reading →

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#WeStopAtNothing! Platform Zeros In Japan, Z Stations In Tokyo & The Opening Of A New Yamanote Line Station

Posted on March 18, 2020 by tokyofox

For about a decade now I’ve always been impressed by the sight of a Platform 0. There’s something slightly mystical and Harry Potter-like about such platforms and one has to wonder why some stations have them whether it be because … Continue reading →

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TF Top 5……Watergates Within Day Trips From Tokyo!

Posted on March 6, 2020 by tokyofox

This really is happening! All killer and no-filler here as Tokyo Fox presents some truly original content. Over the last few years I’ve gradually seen more and more of these constructions. There really is very little, if nothing, on the … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Free Moomin Park Less Than An Hour From Tokyo!

Posted on March 3, 2020 by tokyofox

  Whilst looking at places to see Winter illuminations last Christmas I came across Moominvalley Park in Hanno City which is about 40 kilometers northwest of Tokyo. It actually only opened last March but I was a little put off by … Continue reading →

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TF Top 20……Tokyo Fox Hits Of 2019

Posted on January 1, 2020 by tokyofox

  So 2020 has only just begun and already Tokyo Fox is looking back!! For about a decade now there have been exactly ten new posts on here each and every month and these are the twenty from 2019 which got the most … Continue reading →

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TF Top 19……Photos For 2019 (End Of Year Filler Post!)

Posted on December 17, 2019 by tokyofox

This lame and lazy half-assed compilation post idea was ushered in at the end of last year with an eye on permanently replacing the ‘TF Top 10……Filming Location Trips For (year)’ series which has long been running out of steam … Continue reading →

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This Tropical Plant Dome In Tokyo Certainly Hits The Target!

Posted on December 11, 2019 by tokyofox

When I read something about this tropical plant dome at Halloween I really believed that it was my first time to know of the place. However, it seems I passed by it en-route to Dinosaur Bridge (a.k.a. Tokyo Gate Bridge) … Continue reading →

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Just One Day In Sapporo But It Was A Busy 24 Hours

Posted on November 20, 2019 by tokyofox

Returning to cities on Japan’s main island Honshu is something that will probably happen again and again but the same cannot be said of those cities in Kyushu (the most southerly main island) or Hokkaido (the most northerly main island) … Continue reading →

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Hill Of The Buddha – The Place To Go For The Instagram Generation!

Posted on November 14, 2019 by tokyofox

The main reason for going to this southern Sapporo cemetery was to see the life-size Moai statues but on the 25 minute bus journey my research told me that there was a pretty impressive buddha statue on site too. Nice. … Continue reading →

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Life-Size Moai Statues In Japan! Who Knew!!

Posted on November 11, 2019 by tokyofox

  Given how remote Easter Island is I think it’s fair to say that I am unlikely to ever visit this Chilean territory. Luckily, Japan has a couple of places with replicas which are far easier to get to. Taiyo … Continue reading →

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