Category Archives: Leicester City

Day Trip To The Toyota Stadium!

Posted on June 21, 2018 by tokyofox

Nagoya Grampus Eight (as they were known back then) were the first team I knew of in the J-League back in the early 90’s when Leicester’s favourite son Gary Lineker announced he was moving to Japan. A few years later … Continue reading →

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The 12 Greatest Foxes

Posted on February 20, 2018 by tokyofox

Unlike all the usual hard-hitting serious posts on here, this is a bit of a “fluff” post. Both Leicester City players and fans alike are often referred to as foxes by the media but this feature isn’t really about either. … Continue reading →

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On The Fox Trail……At The Oji Fox Parade

Posted on January 4, 2018 by tokyofox

New Years Eve is a night that promises much but often delivers very little and I long gave up on doing anything whatsoever on it but this time was different as I came back to Tokyo on a 24 hour … Continue reading →

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On The Fox Trail……At The TFGOC!

Posted on October 28, 2017 by tokyofox

There’s no such thing as a traditional Halloween costume in Japan as witches, vampires and ghosts make way for the likes of Super Mario, Pokemon and so on. Sure, some cosplayers add a bit of scary fake blood to their … Continue reading →

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Contributing To Leicester City Fanzine “The Fox”

Posted on October 25, 2017 by tokyofox

Back in the late 1980’s I only had my weekly ‘Match‘ and/or ‘Shoot‘ football magazines for company until I spotted something called ‘When Saturday Comes‘ which I think I initially laughed at as it was only in black and white! … Continue reading →

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On The Fox Trail……At Motonosumi Inari Shrine (Yamaguchi)

Posted on August 23, 2017 by tokyofox

Think of loads of beautiful red torii gates winding their way through a beautiful natural environment and Fushimi Inari in Kyoto is no doubt what comes to mind for almost everyone. However, this particular shrine is a rival contender when … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong 2017 Pt II: Appearing Live On The BBC Radio Leicester Football Forum

Posted on July 26, 2017 by tokyofox

To my knowledge, Leicester had only played two games in Asia (both in Bangkok) ahead of the Premier League Asia Trophy in Hong Kong. No doubt a few others had been to both of them but the only person I … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong 2017 Pt I: Watching Leicester In The Premier League Asia Trophy

Posted on July 23, 2017 by tokyofox

  As soon as it was rumoured that Leicester would be taking part in the Premier League Asia Trophy in Hong Kong in July I set about making plans to take time off work and get tickets for the first set of … Continue reading →

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On The Fox Trail……At Toyokawa Inari (Aichi)

Posted on February 13, 2017 by tokyofox

After the slight disappointment of the Inari shrine centres in Osaka I was a little bit more apprehensive about visiting Toyokawa Inari whilst in Nagoya on a whistle-stop tour of the area. Discovering the night before that it was actually … Continue reading →

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TF Top 20……Tokyo Fox Hits Of 2016

Posted on January 1, 2017 by tokyofox

So 2017 has only just begun and already Tokyo Fox is looking back!! For about seven years now there have been exactly ten new posts on here each and every month and these are the twenty from 2016 which got the most hits. I … Continue reading →

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