Category Archives: Music

TF Top 10……Songs About Japan From The 2000s

Posted on April 14, 2021 by tokyofox

  For many decades now, international artists have often felt the need to put pen to paper and write some lyrics about their Japanese experience, particularly visiting Tokyo. Most of the songs are far from being their greatest work but … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | Leave a comment

15 Years Of Tokyo Fox: The Posts With The “Most” Hits For Each Year

Posted on February 17, 2021 by tokyofox

Fifteen years! How the hell did that happen!! There’s not much more to say than what I wrote in my ‘10 Years of Tokyo Fox‘ post five years ago about how it all began and the journey so far. Instead … Continue reading →

Posted in Africa Travel, Food & Drink, Japan Filming Locations, Japan Travel, Movie Locations, Music, Quirky Japan, Star Wars, Star Wars Filming Locations, Tokyo Daytripper:, TV Shows | Tagged , , , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

TF Top 10……Songs About Japan From The 1990s

Posted on February 1, 2021 by tokyofox

   For many decades now, international artists have often felt the need to put pen to paper and write some lyrics about their Japanese experience, particularly visiting Tokyo. Most of the songs are far from being their greatest work but … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Life, Music | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

TF Top 10……Songs About Japan From The 1980s

Posted on November 27, 2020 by tokyofox

  For many decades now, international artists have often felt the need to put pen to paper and write some lyrics about their Japanese experience, particularly visiting Tokyo. Most of the songs are far from being their greatest work but … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

TF Top 10……Songs About Japan From The 1960s and 1970s

Posted on September 21, 2020 by tokyofox

  For many decades now, international artists have often felt the need to put pen to paper and write some lyrics about their Japanese experience, particularly visiting Tokyo. Most of the songs are far from being their greatest work but … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

TF Flashback – Watching Oasis At Summer Sonic ’05 (2005)

Posted on August 13, 2020 by tokyofox

Japan’s most prestigious music festival has to be Fuji Rock but that is just too expensive for me to get to in terms of getting tickets, reaching it’s location in Naeba (Niigata), paying for a hotel (no camping at this … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Life, Music | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

On The Fox Trail……At The Babymetal Shrine From The ‘Megitsune’ Video (Tokyo)

Posted on August 4, 2020 by tokyofox

Whilst watching some of the Glastonbury coverage last year I came across a Japanese band called Babymetal whose name I’d known for many years due to their popularity abroad. However, I’d never heard a single thing by them so out of … Continue reading →

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

Oasis Masterplan25 Exhibition In London

Posted on January 27, 2020 by tokyofox

They were the band that defined a generation and continue to influence musicians to this day! Oasis have been the biggest band to come along in my lifetime but the Gallagher brothers’ wibbling rivalry eventually came to a head in … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

Manic Street Preachers Live In Tokyo 2019

Posted on September 28, 2019 by tokyofox

Following tours marking two decades since the release of ‘The Holy Bible‘ (1994) and ‘Everything Must Go‘ (1996) it was perhaps inevitable that the the Manic Street Preachers would do the same for ‘This Is my Truth Tell Me Yours‘ (1998). … Continue reading →

Posted in Music | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

The Musical Instrument Museum In Hamamatsu My Wife Has Long Wanted To Visit

Posted on June 3, 2019 by tokyofox

Whilst in Hamamatsu by myself for half a day last August I came across this interesting-looking museum. I actually went into it’s lobby area but as a man of no musical ability I thought it might all be rather unappreciated by me so … Continue reading →

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