Category Archives: Quirky Japan

Cycling Tokyo’s Most Haunted Sights…In One Day Pt II

Posted on October 16, 2012 by tokyofox

You can read ‘Cycling Tokyo’s Most Haunted Sights…In One Day Pt I’ here 7) Masakado’s Grave – Tucked away between a couple of large buildings in Otemachi (1-2-1 Otemachi in Chiyoda-ku to be exact) this is the grave for Taira … Continue reading →

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Cycling Tokyo’s Most Haunted Sights…In One Day Pt I

Posted on October 13, 2012 by tokyofox

“Japan is a safety country” is a common phrase uttered by students and grammatical errors aside it is fairly true regarding the people but not so valid given the high amount of earthquakes, typhoons and other natural phenomena. On top … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Modern Architecture #1

Posted on July 25, 2012 by tokyofox

For all its good points Tokyo ain’t half one ugly looking city with buildings pretty much erected (and pulled down) willy nilly without any thought to the environment around it. However, amid all the chaos of such a concrete jungle … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: Whoopi Goldburger!

Posted on June 20, 2012 by tokyofox

Going out for a burger isn’t usually worthy of an entry on this site but the place I went to a couple of weeks ago is an interesting little place. Apart from the occasional 100 yen burger from McDonalds I … Continue reading →

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Room 101 – Japan Special

Posted on March 3, 2012 by tokyofox

One of the most common questions I get asked is what I like about Japan and though there are many things they are quite hard to define. What is far easier to answer is what annoys me about living in … Continue reading →

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If Star Wars Was Set In Japan……

Posted on February 3, 2012 by tokyofox

1. There just wouldn’t be a rebellion against the Empire. 2. Mos Eisley would have a lot more speeder accidents. 3. The deicison to hunt the droids would take the Empire years. 4. There would be a new emperor every 12-18 … Continue reading →

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Pepsi Pink

Posted on November 11, 2011 by tokyofox

Saw this latest weird Pepsi flavour in the convenience store by chance on its launch date a few days ago.   To see previous flavours just click on the links below: Pepsi Mont Blanc    Pepsi Baobab    Pepsi Azuki    Pepsi Shiso … Continue reading →

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‘An Idiot Abroad’ In Japan

Posted on November 8, 2011 by tokyofox

Creators Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant very much added to their already impressive portfolio of television work last year with ‘An Idiot Abroad’ on Sky One which featured their mate Karl Pilkington visiting the seven wonders of the world. In … Continue reading →

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Justin Lee Collins – Turning Japanese

Posted on June 14, 2011 by tokyofox

In February this year Channel 5 in the UK had a short three-part series under the overly-used ‘Turning Japanese’ name. Back in 2007 ITV2 had Kelly Osbourne Turning Japanese and this one featured comedian Justin Lee Collins throwing himself deep … Continue reading →

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There’s Now An Apple Vending Machine In Tokyo

Posted on May 1, 2011 by tokyofox

Last August I told you about the banana vending machine in Shibuya and now there is a machine dispensing apples. Not just normal apples though like I saw in Italy last year but cut-up apples in a bag. The machine … Continue reading →

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