Category Archives: Quirky Japan

Yet Another Post Asking If teamLab Planets Is Worth It!!

Posted on February 17, 2024 by tokyofox

The chances are that if you come to Tokyo and your itinerary is in the hands of a Japanese person then this interactive art exhibition will not feature at all. There is, for better or worse, often something of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Quirky Japan | Tagged Asia's leading tourist attraction 2023, floating flower garden, infinite crystal universe, moss garden, spheres of light, TeamLab Planets, Toyosu Station | 2 Comments

Alphabet Dating In Japan With My Wife Who Really Was Still Completely Unaware Of The Task At Hand! (S03E06: Review)

Posted on February 9, 2024 by tokyofox

The third and final season of this dating challenge wrapped late last year in December after about 12 months of working our way through the alphabet. This series is one that probably looks quite fun and exciting from the … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, Japan Life, Music, Quirky Japan, Sport, TV Shows | Tagged Akabane Nature Observatory Park, alphabet dating, Gokokuji Temple, Great Lakes vegetarian burger restaurant, japanese star festival, Koshigaya-Laketown, Star Wars and Beyond, Xi'an Shinjuku Nishiguchi restaurant | Leave a comment

The Search For One Of Japan’s Most Mysterious & Controversial Heritage Museums

Posted on February 5, 2024 by tokyofox

Late last Summer I received an e-mail from a reader of this site who had seen a lot of my posts about sights in the Izu area of Shizuoka Prefecture. He wanted information on a very interesting heritage museum I’d … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged Heritage Museum Atami, Izu Taga Station, JR Atami station, Keirokannon, Kinomiya Station, Nagahama Seaside Park, Relics Pagoda, Sukyo Mahikari, things to do in izu, things to do in shizuoka | 6 Comments

Dining Out: The Wonderfully Coloured Gyoza Dumplings Which Are More Than Just A Gimmick

Posted on January 28, 2024 by tokyofox

Compared to the western world, Japan is still very much a land of meat and fish eaters. It is a huge part of their culture and it’s hard to see it changing anytime soon, if ever! However, with the vast … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, Quirky Japan | Tagged colourful gyoza dumplings restaurant Tokyo, Great Lakes vegetarian burger restaurant, pan fried gyoza, steamed gyoza, Taito ward, Uguisudani station, vegan food Tokyo, Vegan Gyoza Yu, vegetarian gyoza | 2 Comments

What The Cinder Cone Mount Omuro Looks Like In Winter + 2 Trips To Ippeki Lake

Posted on January 24, 2024 by tokyofox

The east coast of Izu Peninsula is one that I have explored in great detail during numerous visits to the area over the last seven years or so. There are many great places but if I had to pick just … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged Anahara Lava Cave, getting to Mount Omuro by bus, Ippeki footbath, Izu Shaboten Zoo, Lake Ippeki circuit trail, Lake Numaike, Sakura-no-sato, things to do in izu, things to do in shizuoka, wax museum | 4 Comments

12 Hours In Chiba: A Quaint Rural Train Line, A Unique Fish Shrine, A Lighthouse, A River City, A Dangletrain & A Great Sphinx!!

Posted on January 20, 2024 by tokyofox

Usually these complete travel posts comprise activities and sights done and seen over a few days but this one to Chiba at the start of last year was just one exhaustingly long day trip. It spawned a fair few … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged Choshi Electric Railway, Chōshi Port Tower, fish shrine Japan, Inubosaki Lighthouse, platform zero Chiba, Sawara Station, things to do in chiba, Wanpaku Park, Yotsukaido Station Platform 0 | Leave a comment

Return To The Tokyo Piglet Cafe Which Made My Family Squeal With Delight This Time

Posted on January 12, 2024 by tokyofox

When my wife and I went to this pig cafe in November 2022 (the post wasn’t released until April 2023!) I didn’t really envisage going back anytime soon after. Not because it was awful or anything. In fact it was … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Quirky Japan | Tagged animal cafe Harajuku, animal cafe Japan, harajuku, mipig cafe Harajuku, Pig Cafe Tokyo, piglet cafe Harajuku, piglet cafe Tokyo, Shibuya-ku, takeshita dori | 5 Comments

My Eldest Sister’s Family Came To Japan & Spent Christmas At Our Place

Posted on January 4, 2024 by tokyofox

When my eldest sister mailed me back in the summer saying she was thinking of coming to Japan in December I didn’t quite believe it as I had just never considered the idea of any family member actually coming to … Continue reading →

Posted in Family, Japan Life, Quirky Japan | Tagged akihabara, Center Gai Shibuya, kappa zushi, mipig cafe Harajuku, Pig Cafe Tokyo, piglet cafe Tokyo, Shibuya Hikarie, TeamLab Planets, Ueno Park | 11 Comments

TF Top 23……Photos For 2023 (End Of Year Filler Post!)

Posted on December 29, 2023 by tokyofox

This lame and lazy half-assed compilation post idea was ushered in at the end of 2018 with an eye on permanently replacing the ‘TF Top 10……Filming Location Trips For (year)’ series which has been running out of steam over … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged Chiba station koban, Choshi Electric Railway, dinosaur building Niigata, Kakegawa Castle, stations by the sea, things to do in chiba, things to do in hiroshima, things to do in Niigata, Tozen-in Gyoran Daikannon, Wat Paknam | 2 Comments

Interesting Japanese Playground Structures #42 – Panda Slide

Posted on December 21, 2023 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 372 Miyamae, animal slides Japan, Fujisawa, Interesting playground structures, Kanagawa-ken, Panda Park, panda slide, things to do in Kanagawa, Ushirogouchi Park | 5 Comments

Category Archives: Quirky Japan

Yet Another Post Asking If teamLab Planets Is Worth It!!

Alphabet Dating In Japan With My Wife Who Really Was Still Completely Unaware Of The Task At Hand! (S03E06: Review)

The Search For One Of Japan’s Most Mysterious & Controversial Heritage Museums

Dining Out: The Wonderfully Coloured Gyoza Dumplings Which Are More Than Just A Gimmick

What The Cinder Cone Mount Omuro Looks Like In Winter + 2 Trips To Ippeki Lake

12 Hours In Chiba: A Quaint Rural Train Line, A Unique Fish Shrine, A Lighthouse, A River City, A Dangletrain & A Great Sphinx!!

Return To The Tokyo Piglet Cafe Which Made My Family Squeal With Delight This Time

My Eldest Sister’s Family Came To Japan & Spent Christmas At Our Place

TF Top 23……Photos For 2023 (End Of Year Filler Post!)

Interesting Japanese Playground Structures #42 – Panda Slide

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