Category Archives: Japan Travel

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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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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Hiroshima-ken 2015 Pt III: Okunoshima (a.k.a. Rabbit Island)

Posted on May 8, 2015 by tokyofox

This small island located in the Inland Sea of Japan has grown in fame during the last twelve months at a quite staggering rate and its present fame has been heightened by appearances on a BBC2 nature programme (watch it … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima-ken 2015 Pt II: My First J-League Game For A While

Posted on May 5, 2015 by tokyofox

It wasn’t just live baseball that I saw in Hiroshima-ken this Golden Week as I also took the opportunity to see the 2012 J-League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima play against Vegalta Sendai at the 50,000 seater Edion Stadium last Saturday.    The weather was glorious … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima-ken 2015 Pt I: Live Baseball At The Mazda Stadium

Posted on May 2, 2015 by tokyofox

For this years Golden Week holiday I’ve based myself in Hiroshima at my in-laws house and will be travelling around Hiroshima prefecture a bit. As I was in Hiroshima a day before my wife joined us I thought it would be … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Yokohama Yamate Museum Of Tennis

Posted on February 1, 2015 by tokyofox

The first Grand Slam of the 2015 tennis season has concluded and we’ve witnessed two fantastic finals contested by four great players but ultimately it was Serena Williams and Novak Djokovic who deservedly reigned supreme against Maria Sharapova and Andy … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: Christmas In Fukuoka (2005)

Posted on December 18, 2014 by tokyofox

When my wife and I went to Kyushu in Golden Week (end of April/start of May) earlier this year it wasn’t actually my first trip to the most southwesterly main island of Japan. As the title implies, I visited Fukuoka on the … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Yamate Area In Yokohama

Posted on December 14, 2014 by tokyofox

Whilst spending a couple of nights in Yokohama recently my wife and I spent our one free day wandering the Yamate area following an all-you-can-eat Chinese lunch in Chinatown. As my wife had never been to Chinatown, that was the … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima 2014: Hiking In Sandankyo

Posted on December 3, 2014 by tokyofox

With the Autumn leaves in bloom my father-in-law thought it would be nice to journey on up to the Sandankyo area the day after our wedding shenanigans had taken place. As part of the Western Chugoku Mountains Quasi-National Park this canyon … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: Kamikochi & Matsumoto (2005)

Posted on July 1, 2014 by tokyofox

My first trip into Nagano was not actually for one of my many snowboarding expeditions in Hakuba but to the remote mountainous highlands of Kamikōchi (translates basically as Upper Highlands) on the western side of the prefecture. The reason for the outing … Continue reading →

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