Category Archives: Japan Travel

From Tokyo To Hiroshima By Local Trains For Just ¥2370 (£17/$21)

Posted on January 9, 2019 by tokyofox

   Hiroshima has two of the most admired tourist attractions in all of Japan and is a very popular place for international travellers each year. It is four hours away from Tokyo via Shinkansen (bullet train) or just 90 minutes by … Continue reading →

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Seven Gods Tour In Saitama (Plus Yoshimi Hyakuana Revisited Again!)

Posted on January 6, 2019 by tokyofox

When feeling a little down on their luck the locals often try to restore their fortune via a pilgrimage to honour the seven lucky gods of Japanese folklore. There are over 20 of these fixed temple courses in Tokyo alone complete … Continue reading →

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TF Top 20……Tokyo Fox Hits Of 2018

Posted on January 1, 2019 by tokyofox

So 2019 has only just begun and already Tokyo Fox is looking back!! For about nine years now there have been exactly ten new posts on here each and every month and these are the twenty from 2018 which got the most hits…excluding … Continue reading →

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TF Top 18……Photos For 2018 (End Of Year Filler Post!)

Posted on December 23, 2018 by tokyofox

For a while now I’ve been trying to think of some lazy half-assed compilation post to do at the end of the year as the outgoing ‘TF Top 10……Filming Location Trips For (year)’ series has pretty much run out of … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Day Trips In Hiroshima Prefecture

Posted on December 19, 2018 by tokyofox

Thanks to countless trips to visit my in-laws in Hiroshima over the years, I’ve been very lucky to have explored a fair proportion of this quite large prefecture. The last post covered all the things to do in Hiroshima city … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Things To Do In Hiroshima City Once You’ve Done The Big Two!

Posted on December 16, 2018 by tokyofox

Visit the A-Bomb Dome and Peace Memorial Park & Museum. ✅ Take a day trip to Miyajima. ✅    So what do you do in Hiroshima when you’ve done those two things? Well most tourists return to Osaka/Kyoto and/or Tokyo. However, some … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: A 56 Metre Statue & A Private Parts Temple In Chiba

Posted on December 13, 2018 by tokyofox

Look out the train window as you take the train a few stations south of Kisarazu Station, maybe on the way to or from Hamakanaya Station (the gateway to Nokogiri-yama Mountain) and you may see a tall white thing sticking out … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: An Abandoned Mask Museum, A Tiger Bus, A Santa Shop & A Cheese Garden!

Posted on December 2, 2018 by tokyofox

The surrounding areas of Tokyo offer plenty of choice when it comes to day trips from the capital. Kanagawa, Chiba and Saitama all have great places within 60-90 minutes travelling distance and Ibaraki prefecture (particularly Tsukuba city) is actually just … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: A Tall Kannon Statue & A Very Expensive Golden God Temple

Posted on November 29, 2018 by tokyofox

   The city of Nasu up in Tochigi prefecture seemed to me like it was basically just one long road, known simply as Nasu-kaido Street, with a load of cafes, restaurants, souvenir shops and museums off to the side of it. However, … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: The Only War Museum In Japan?

Posted on November 26, 2018 by tokyofox

Teddy bears, cannabis, stained glass, classic cars, trick-art and toys are just a few eclectic examples of what can be seen in specialist museums in this popular getaway destination which is located up in Tochigi prefecture just over 20 kilometres … Continue reading →

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