Category Archives: Quirky Japan

Around The World In An Hour Or Two At This Quirky Park In Hyōgo Prefecture

Posted on February 7, 2019 by tokyofox

   The world is full of many wonders but time and money restraints mean it’s not so easy to just fly off to the likes of China, Egypt, Mexico, France, Belgium or Easter Island. None of that is necessary though … Continue reading →

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A Turtle-y Awesome Looking Station In Okayama Prefecture

Posted on February 4, 2019 by tokyofox

It seems that Japan has a fair few strangely unique train stations. Last August I went to a couple of really interesting-looking ones up in Aomori and Akita prefectures and this is one to rival them. Having left Tottori in … Continue reading →

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If You’re Fond Of Sand Dunes…Then Tottori Is The Place For You!

Posted on January 29, 2019 by tokyofox

Ever since I first heard about there being sand dunes in Japan I have really wanted to visit Tottori prefecture to see them for myself. I’ve mentioned this to many students over the last five years or so and most … Continue reading →

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Taking Japan’s Most Terrifying Bridge En-Route To Supernatural Monster City

Posted on January 26, 2019 by tokyofox

This terrifying bridge has featured on the Only In Japan YouTube channel before. (Watch it here). I’d even looked it up on a maps app to see where it was in the past. However, that had all been long forgotten … Continue reading →

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On The C*cks Trail……At Yaegaki-jinja Shrine!

Posted on January 22, 2019 by tokyofox

It wasn’t just the fox trail that I was on in Matsue! Tracking down such temples and shrines has inadvertently became something of a passion for me. Naturally it started as a way of amusing my childish brain but I … Continue reading →

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16 Hours On Local Trains To Hiroshima Just To Eat Pizza From A Vending Machine!

Posted on January 12, 2019 by tokyofox

Eating pizza in Japan is something of a rarity for me because the likes of Dominos and Pizza Hut are just so ridiculously expensive. For a long time now I’ve considered that there is something of a gap in the … Continue reading →

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Seven Gods Tour In Saitama (Plus Yoshimi Hyakuana Revisited Again!)

Posted on January 6, 2019 by tokyofox

When feeling a little down on their luck the locals often try to restore their fortune via a pilgrimage to honour the seven lucky gods of Japanese folklore. There are over 20 of these fixed temple courses in Tokyo alone complete … Continue reading →

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Countdown to Christmas 2018 in Tokyo

Posted on December 26, 2018 by tokyofox

  The word blog is one that I’ve wrestled with over the years and had a love-hate relationship with. Mostly hate to be fair as in my mind blogging means someone just describing what they’ve done in their day. Of … Continue reading →

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TF Top 18……Photos For 2018 (End Of Year Filler Post!)

Posted on December 23, 2018 by tokyofox

For a while now I’ve been trying to think of some lazy half-assed compilation post to do at the end of the year as the outgoing ‘TF Top 10……Filming Location Trips For (year)’ series has pretty much run out of … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: A 56 Metre Statue & A Private Parts Temple In Chiba

Posted on December 13, 2018 by tokyofox

Look out the train window as you take the train a few stations south of Kisarazu Station, maybe on the way to or from Hamakanaya Station (the gateway to Nokogiri-yama Mountain) and you may see a tall white thing sticking out … Continue reading →

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