Category Archives: Japan Travel

TF Top 10……Tokyo Fox Hits of 2024

  So 2025 has only just begun and already Tokyo Fox is looking back!! There have been exactly ten new posts on here each and every month for over a decade but last year saw it reduced to eight a … Continue reading

Posted in Food & Drink, Japan Travel, Star Wars | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

TF Top 24……Photos For 2024 (End Of Year Filler Post!)

  This lame and lazy half-assed compilation post idea was ushered in at the end of 2018 with an eye on permanently replacing the ‘TF Top 10……Filming Location Trips For (year)’ series which has finally run out of steam now … Continue reading

Posted in Japan Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

A Trio of Japanese Castles In 3 Different Prefectures In 3 Days!

It is estimated that Japan once had 5000 castles but these days there are only about 200 of them with a good proportion of that number just partially remaining. I’ve said before that I am always interested to see castles … Continue reading

Posted in Japan Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

5 Nights In Hiroshima: A Local Retro Game Centre, Japan’s Newest Top Flight Football Stadium, A Great Value Meal, Live Baseball, A Splendid Waterfall, A Hidden Pop-Culture Cafe & Quality Family Time!

The number of times I’ve now visited Hiroshima is something I’ve long lost count of but I do know that this was actually our first trip in the summer time for seven years! With my wife working that day in … Continue reading

Posted in Family, Food & Drink, Japan Life, Japan Travel, Quirky Japan, Sport, Star Wars | Tagged , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Step Back In Time For A Taste Of Nostalgia At This Local Game Centre

There’s something about nostalgia that many people have a great love and affection for, and there are of course lots of museums dedicated to preserving such important periods in a country’s history. This place certainly seems like a relic of … Continue reading

Posted in Food & Drink, Japan Life, Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Rugby Fans Should “Try” & Visit This Themed Shrine In Kyoto!

It’s been an incredible rise in fortunes for the Japanese men’s national rugby team over the last decade or so with the pinnacle being at the World Cup they hosted five years ago.  However, the last few years have seen … Continue reading

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan, Sport | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

USA Is Actually Closer To Tokyo Than You May Think!

The closest mainland American city to Tokyo is Los Angeles at just under 9000 kilometres away but USA is actually much closer to Tokyo than you may think! In fact it is ten times closer to the Japanese capital city … Continue reading

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Unstaffed Stations Of Japan #18 – Takio

Think of train stations in Japan and the mighty Shinjuku station is sure to come to mind for many people. That is the world’s busiest train station, and Japan monopolises the top 50 list with only five of them not in … Continue reading

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

An Away Day Trip of Note to One of My Bucketlist Japanese Stadiums

Once I’d visited Sapporo Dome for the first time back in 2015, my sights were then set on the next most appealing Japanese stadium that was used in the FIFA World Cup of 2002. Nine years later and that dream … Continue reading

Posted in Japan Travel, Sport | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Visiting Kyoto In August! Avoiding The Crowds But Not The Heat!

The word overtourism has been used a lot in the Japanese media this year with Kyoto always the city which seems to be the most affected. People taking advantage of the weak yen and coming to Japan for their first … Continue reading

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments