Category Archives: Japan Travel

Rikugien Gardens (Komagome)

Posted on April 4, 2014 by tokyofox

On looking through the Tokyo Fox archive it’s quite apparent that I’ve never really written much about these gardens in Komagome. Rikugien has had brief mentions when I cycled Tokyo’s top 25 sights…in one day and when my friend Hugo visited (both … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 10 Comments

Hiroshima 2014 Pt II – Onomichi

Posted on April 2, 2014 by tokyofox

From time to time I tear interesting travel articles out of magazines and keep them in a file on the off chance that I may one day visit the place in question. Most of the time they are just forgotten … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , | 13 Comments

Hiroshima 2014 Pt I – Gokurakujiyama & Shukkei-en Garden

Posted on March 29, 2014 by tokyofox

Obviously the two main sights to see when in Hiroshima are the Peace Memorial Park &  Museum and Miyajima but having done them both on each of my previous two visits in 2005 and 2013 I was wondering what else … Continue reading →

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

Turkish Delights In Tokyo

Posted on December 20, 2013 by tokyofox

At this time of year many people’s thoughts are on turkey but, ever wanting to be different, we here at the Tokyo Fox Global Operations Centre have turned our attention to the country of Turkey. When I went to Istanbul in 2011 … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, Japan Life, Japan Travel | Tagged , , , , , | 5 Comments

TF Top 5……Kyoto Filming Locations

Posted on December 11, 2013 by tokyofox

Inevitably the majority of foreign film productions usually only come to Tokyo when they make their films in Japan but a handful have also taken place in Kyoto and so here are the Tokyo Fox top 5……Kyoto Filming Locations… 1. … Continue reading →

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

From Russia With Love

Posted on December 5, 2013 by tokyofox

It’s the largest country in the world covering more than one-eighth of the Earth’s inhabited land area. I may have visited a handful of countries around the world but I’ve never truly visited Russia although I have actually been to Moscow airport on … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments

Tokyo Daytripper: Hitachi Seaside Park, Ibaraki

Posted on October 20, 2013 by tokyofox

Whilst skimming my way through the latest articles on the excellent RocketNews24 website last month, one particular story stuck out under their typically over-long subject headers: ‘Do Not Adjust Your Monitor – Hitachi Seaside Park Really Looks Like This‘. It … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel, Tokyo Daytripper: | Tagged , , , , , , , | 9 Comments

TF Flashback: Enjoying The Slow Pace of Life On The Island That Aptly Looks Like A Snail (2004)

Posted on October 7, 2013 by tokyofox

The beautiful snail-shaped island of Yoron-jima is very close to Okinawa but in fact belongs to Kagoshima prefecture and lies just 25km north of Japan’s hottest climate area. Back in October 2004 (12th-15th) I visited the island via transit in … Continue reading →

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

TF Flashback: The 3rd Tallest Statue In The World Is Actually In Japan (2004)

Posted on September 14, 2013 by tokyofox

I had pretty much forgotten about this place until I heard it mentioned a couple of weeks ago in the ‘Factoids’ segment on Steve Wright’s BBC Radio 2 show. Listeners were told that the three tallest statues are all Buddha … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan, Tokyo Daytripper: | Tagged , , , , , , | 8 Comments

TF Flashback: The Tropical Island In Tokyo Very Few People Have Been To (2005)

Posted on September 4, 2013 by tokyofox

When I watched ‘Battle Royale‘ (2000) recently for review in the Films Set In Japan section of this site I was under the impression that Hachijojima was where it was filmed and so I started doing my research on the … Continue reading →

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