Category Archives: Japan Travel

You Got The Power In Yugawara!

Posted on May 16, 2017 by tokyofox

After just a few hours in Shizuoka prefecture I was on a train heading back over the border to Kanagawa prefecture to visit Yugawara which is actually just the one stop from Atami. The reason being that I wanted to visit Fukusen-ji … Continue reading →

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An Afternoon In Atami

Posted on May 13, 2017 by tokyofox

  It was a gloriously sunny day when my Golden Week holiday started in Atami en-route to stay with my parents-in-law in Ito which is about 25 kilometres further down the east coast of the Izu Hanto Peninsula. My wife … Continue reading →

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A Couple Of Hours In Kōfu

Posted on April 23, 2017 by tokyofox

  Yamanashi is one of 47 prefectures in Japan and it is probably most famed for it’s many high mountains including the awesome Mount Fuji which is of course the tallest in the country and one that they share with neighbouring … Continue reading →

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On The Fox Trail……In Haneda (Tokyo)

Posted on April 13, 2017 by tokyofox

Just a couple of stops from Haneda Airport is a major centre of Inari worship called Anamori Inari Shrine which I first visited in August last year. On that occasion I picked up a pamphlet about a shrine walking shrine tour of the … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Johnson Town – A Taste Of America In Saitama

Posted on April 1, 2017 by tokyofox

One really doesn’t need to go too far in Tokyo these days to experience some kind of Americanism whether it be chain stores, slogans, music, movies or food and drink. However, just over the border in Saitama prefecture there is actually … Continue reading →

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On The Fox Trail……At Kasama Inari Shrine (Ibaraki)

Posted on March 18, 2017 by tokyofox

  Japan loves to categories things into ‘Best 3’ lists such as gardens, castles and so on which I’ve mentioned before. The same also applies to Inari Shrines with Fushimi Inari in Kyoto and Toyokawa Inari (which is actually a … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Mito City In Ibaraki Prefecture

Posted on March 15, 2017 by tokyofox

The fermented soy beans dish known as natto is one of those foods which really divides opinion due to it’s smelliness and stickiness. My wife served it up (along with tofu) during the early days of living together and I haven’t … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Kairakuen (Ibaraki Prefecture)

Posted on March 12, 2017 by tokyofox

  As one of the three main gardens in Japan, a visit to Kairakuen had to be done but with no time to go after the Mito Hollyhock football match had concluded, there was no real choice but to view them mid-morning … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Ofunakannon-ji Temple

Posted on March 6, 2017 by tokyofox

  Over the years I have passed through Ofuna in Kanagawa prefecture a few times and have always noticed a giant white goddess statue looming in the mountains looking down on the station. The sight of this has always been … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Taya Caverns In Ofuna

Posted on March 3, 2017 by tokyofox

Undeterred by my failed attempt to see the Iko-ji Temple Benten Cave near Keio Yomiuriland station last year (it had closed down), I decided to head off on a 30 minute walk from Ofuna station to locate Josen-ji Temple. This one was mentioned to … Continue reading →

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