Category Archives: Quirky Japan

The Reality of Being a Blogger (Part 1): 15 B-Grade Spots In 5 Prefectures In 36 Hours

Posted on June 30, 2025 by tokyofox

The majority of people going between Tokyo and Osaka will usually just take the the Shinkansen (bullet train) but flying can often be cheaper. However, the location of both the airports is not so convenient, especially as I was flying … Continue reading →

Junk or Treasure? The Ever-Growing Retro Collection At This Outdoor Museum In Tokyo

Posted on June 18, 2025 by tokyofox

An exhibition of items collected by an individual over the years as a hobby, including some very unique and rare items, is displayed outside for all to see 24 hours a day with the only security measure being some CCTV … Continue reading →

Posted in Quirky Japan | Tagged clutter collection Tokyo, Don Quixote North Ikebukuro, Fushimi Inari Daimyojin Shrine, kawagoe kaido, Masae Kato, North Ikebukuro outdoor museum 24 hours, outdoor museum, retro museum, Retro Space North Ikebukuro | 4 Comments

#WeStopAtNothing! Visiting (Almost) All (of) The Platform Zero Stations In Yamaguchi

Posted on June 2, 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 →

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged Iwakuni platform zero, Iwakuni station, list of platform zeros Japan, Nagatoshi station, Platform 0 Japan, Shin-Yamaguchi station, things to do in Yamaguchi, Ube station | 4 Comments

12 Hours In Fukuoka: Unique Architecture, Cheap Ramen, A Frog Temple, Platform Zeros & The World’s Largest Bronze Statue!

Posted on May 29, 2025 by tokyofox

The most famous trail for foreign tourists coming to Japan is of course Tokyo followed by a combination of neighbouring cities Kyoto and Osaka. Some extend it to include Hiroshima and for anyone with even more time I’d suggest travelling … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged Acros Fukuoka, frog temple Japan, Japan's cheapest ramen restaurant, largest bronze statue in the world, Mine mining shaft, Omula beauty fashion college, Sue station, Tagawagotoji station, Tomita Otolaryngology Clinic | 2 Comments

Celebrate The Chaos & Clutter At This Outdoor Museum Just Outside of Tokyo

Posted on May 25, 2025 by tokyofox

In my early years in Japan I visited a few homes of Japanese people and was quite astounded by the amount of clutter in their homes. There were boxes and boxes of things, books and magazines piled up high all … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Life, Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged 863 Ogose, clutter collection Tokyo, Iruma, Kannabe Construction Collection, Ogose Plum Grove, outdoor museum, retro museum, things to do in Saitama, tobu tojo line | 3 Comments

Interesting Japanese Playground Structures #46 – Octopus Slide

Posted on May 6, 2025 by tokyofox

Many of the parks and children’s playgrounds in Japan, particularly in Tokyo, are quite poor compared to other countries in terms of space, surroundings and a lack of grass. However, a handful of them do tend to possess extremely creative structures … Continue reading →

Posted in Quirky Japan | Tagged 3-7 Horifune, Interesting playground structures, Kita ward, octopus park, octopus slide Japan, octopus slide Tokyo, seafood park, Tako Park, toden arakawa line | 1 Comment

Modern Architecture Outside of Tokyo #9 – Osaka (Part 1)

Posted on May 2, 2025 by tokyofox

For over a decade Tokyo Fox has focused on the modern architecture of Tokyo with a long-running ten part series featuring over 100 interesting-looking buildings. During that time I have also taken photos of some unique structures outside of the … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged Aprica Childrens Products Department Store, face buildings Japan, Kenzo Tange, modern architecture Japan, Namba Dōtonbori Hotel, oppai house, Osaka modern architecture, Osaka Prefectural Kitano High School, Toyokazu Watanabe, Umeda Sky Building | Leave a comment

TF Top 10……Places In Tokyo Metropolis Taking You To Another World!

Posted on April 18, 2025 by tokyofox

For the thousands and thousands of inbound tourists coming to Japan from the western world in the last couple of years, Japan can be a bit like a fairytale land that is just so different to their own country. … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged Johnson Town, little venice Tokyo, Nikolai Cathedral, Sakura Furusato Square, statue of liberty, Taiwanese temple Tokyo, tokyo camii, Tokyo Disneyland, Tove Jansson Akebono Children’s Forest Park, Wat Paknam | Leave a comment

I Hopped On Over To The Outskirts of The City To Visit A Frog Temple

Posted on April 14, 2025 by tokyofox

The sight of a frog temple in Japan is quite a rare one but this region possesses two of them, and I hopped on over to one of them to see if it was a ribbet-ing place or not! Unwittingly … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged Buddhist temple Fukuoka, Chikuho Main Line, frog temple Japan, Iizuka, Nyoirinji Frog Temple, Shohoji Frog Temple, soap bubbles, Tentō station, Things to do in Fukuoka, wind chimes | 4 Comments

Unstaffed Stations Of Japan #20 – Sue

Posted on April 6, 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 →

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged Fukuoka, Kashii Line, Shime coal mine, Sue station, Things to do in Fukuoka, unmanned stations Japan, unstaffed stations Japan, Zoo station Berlin | 4 Comments

Category Archives: Quirky Japan

The Reality of Being a Blogger (Part 1): 15 B-Grade Spots In 5 Prefectures In 36 Hours

Junk or Treasure? The Ever-Growing Retro Collection At This Outdoor Museum In Tokyo

12 Hours In Fukuoka: Unique Architecture, Cheap Ramen, A Frog Temple, Platform Zeros & The World’s Largest Bronze Statue!

Celebrate The Chaos & Clutter At This Outdoor Museum Just Outside of Tokyo

Interesting Japanese Playground Structures #46 – Octopus Slide

Modern Architecture Outside of Tokyo #9 – Osaka (Part 1)

TF Top 10……Places In Tokyo Metropolis Taking You To Another World!

I Hopped On Over To The Outskirts of The City To Visit A Frog Temple

Unstaffed Stations Of Japan #20 – Sue

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