Category Archives: Japan Travel

Kansai Trip 2011 Pt I: Fushimi-Inari Taisha

Posted on May 16, 2011 by tokyofox

I’d never heard of this shrine until a few months ago and so this became my first port of call on my fourth trip to Kyoto. After a long sleepless night on the bus from Tokyo to Osaka, followed by … Continue reading →

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Stop! Hama-rikyu Time!

Posted on April 20, 2011 by tokyofox

  Hamarikyu Gardens on the bank of Sumida-gawa river are well known to Tokyo tourists as they are often visited in conjunction with the must-see Asakusa Senso-ji temple by way of boat taking one between the two places. When my sisters … Continue reading →

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Cycling to Tokyo’s Best 25 Sights…in 1 Day Pt III

Posted on November 23, 2010 by tokyofox

You can read ‘Cycling to Tokyo’s Best 25 Sights…in 1 Day Pt II’ here. So having taken about 35 minutes to get to Disneyland I leave it behind just before 1:00 pm having had perhaps one of the most pointless … Continue reading →

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Cycling to Tokyo’s Best 25 Sights…in 1 Day Pt II

Posted on November 21, 2010 by tokyofox

You can read ‘Cycling to Tokyo’s Best 25 Sights…in 1 Day Pt I’ here. With 10 of the Top 25 already covered I leave Hibiya Park and cycle the short distance to Ginza for the next three places. The Sony … Continue reading →

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Cycling to Tokyo’s Best 25 Sights…in 1 Day Pt I

Posted on November 19, 2010 by tokyofox

The Japanese have a bit of a reputation for their ‘click and tick’ method of sightseeing on package tour holidays around the world. Now I’m also no stranger to this kind of travelling as proved by my trips to Asia, … Continue reading →

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A Spiritual And Physical Challenge

Posted on August 15, 2010 by tokyofox

A few years ago I saw the second season of Jack Osbourne’s Adrenaline Junkie series on youtube. It featured many daredevil stunts of which I have done a few (bungy jumping, jungle trekking, marathon running, rock-climbing, kayaking, thai-boxing, kushti wrestling, skydiving etc) … Continue reading →

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Hugo In Tokyo Pt III – Tourist Central

Posted on July 4, 2010 by tokyofox

Hugo’s first few days were spent very much in Tokyo’s urban centre taking in the typical guidebook sites. I took him to the likes of Shinjuku, Harajuku and Shibuya on day one with the former including the Metroplitan government building which … Continue reading →

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Hugo In Tokyo Pt II – Hiking

Posted on July 2, 2010 by tokyofox

Without a guidebook and pretty much no knowledge of what was in Tokyo, Hugo came with very few ideas other than going to a zoo, a beach and a water-park! Of course these things are all probably a bit different … Continue reading →

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Hugo In Tokyo Pt I – The World Cup

Posted on July 1, 2010 by tokyofox

My friend Hugo arrived from Sweden on June 19th with a promise of spending my week off with him sightseeing, drinking and watching the World Cup. The former part can be seen in more detail in the next couple of … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Yoshimi Hyakuana WWII Cliff Tombs

Posted on June 12, 2010 by tokyofox

Having finally found the place I willingly gave up just 300 yen (about two pounds fifty) to enter Hyakuana which translates as 100 holes. A good name and that’s all it is as there are actually more than double that … Continue reading →

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