Category Archives: Quirky Japan

TF Flashback: The Time When I Cycled To All Tokyo’s Best 25 Sights In One Day!

Posted on November 15, 2025 by tokyofox

These days YouTube is absolutely awash with creators doing all kinds of random and pointless challenges, but they really weren’t so common 15 years ago when I embarked on what is still my longest ever themed cycling ride. For the … Continue reading →

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Obi-Wan CAN-obi! Collecting Star Wars Cola Cans In Japan!

Posted on November 11, 2025 by tokyofox

When a new film or TV series is on the horizon there is often all manner of goods emblazoned with the logo of the production being promoted. That certainly wasn’t the case this time with the global Coca Cola Star … Continue reading →

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TF Top 5……Public Toilet Designs In Tokyo #4 (Urine For A Treat!)

Posted on November 8, 2025 by tokyofox

To celebrate the unofficial toilet day on November 10th in Japan I have decided to deposit a fourth (and final!) compilation of interesting public lavatories in Tokyo. The Tokyo Fox site sure is plumbing to low depths but hopefully you will … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: The Dog-Themed Amusement Park & Climbing One of Japan’s Most Picturesque Mountains

Posted on October 19, 2025 by tokyofox

Surveys in recent years have often resulted in Ibaraki being named as the least attractive prefecture in Japan which certainly suprised me as I’ve had many lovely day trips over the years to see various sights in the area. On … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Sights Along The Train Line Connecting Northern Tokyo & Saitama

Posted on October 15, 2025 by tokyofox

Running north from Ikebukuro Station way up into the deepest parts of Saitama Prefecture and beyond, the Tobu Tojo line has long played a very important role during my time in Japan. Other than Kawagoe (a.k.a. Little Edo) though it … Continue reading →

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Unstaffed Stations Of Japan #22 – Endō (A Filming Location!)

Posted on October 11, 2025 by tokyofox

Think of train stations in Japan and the mighty Shinjuku station is sure to come to mind for many people. That is the world’s busiest train station, and Japan monopolises the top 50 list with only five of them not in … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Animal-Themed Playground Structures In Tokyo Metropolis

Posted on September 12, 2025 by tokyofox

When it comes to playground structures in Japan, the designers don’t always just go for the most generic design but sometimes incorporate mysterious and charming features to make them stand out as truly unique creations which are sights in their … Continue reading →

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#WeStopAtNothing! Visiting All The Platform Zero Stations In Nagano

Posted on September 3, 2025 by tokyofox

There’s something slightly mystical and Harry Potter-like about these platforms and one has to wonder why some stations have them whether it be because it’s been added on that particular side of platform 1 or just because they began their numbering … Continue reading →

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A Day In Yamaguchi Prefecture: The Fox-Blessed Hot Spring Town, A Feast of Football & A Few Notable Stations!

Posted on August 27, 2025 by tokyofox

As far as day trips go, this one had all the trademarks of a typical Tokyo Fox one as it included train stations, foxes and football which have all played a fairly significant part over the years in terms of … Continue reading →

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Golden Statue Hunting In A Low Mountain Valley Not So Far From Tokyo!

Posted on August 15, 2025 by tokyofox

“I love gooooooold” said one of Mike Myers’ many characters in ‘Austin Powers In Goldmember‘ (2002), and when it comes to statues I can only agree with the gold-obsessed Dutch super-villain. In search of seeing some fine examples of this … Continue reading →

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