Category Archives: Star Wars

London Film Museum – Star Wars Special

Posted on April 3, 2011 by tokyofox

It seems kind of ironic that the highlight of the London Film Museum for most visitors is a Hollywood production! The main reason Richard Richard and I went there was to get our photo taken with droids C3P0 and R2D2 … Continue reading →

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Got My Hands On (& My Feet Into) 2 Pairs of Adidas Star Wars Trainers

Posted on March 8, 2011 by tokyofox

A long time ago (well about 10 months ago!) in a galaxy far, far away (approximately 10 kilometres from the Tokyo Fox Global Operations Centre in Itabashi-ku) I managed to get my hands on a pair of very rare and … Continue reading →

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The Phantom Menace Filming Locations: Star Wars Traveller – Naboo (a.k.a. Watford, UK)

Posted on January 9, 2011 by tokyofox

On the 23rd December I was back in England and in the capital itself so I decided to go on the underground to Watford station (at the end of the Metropolitan line) with the idea of walking from there to … Continue reading →

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A Spook-tacular Halloween (2010)

Posted on October 31, 2010 by tokyofox

It’s getting more difficult to think of something original to do at Halloween in my classes. Last year I made a load of new Halloween flashcards and used Michael Jackson’s ‘Thriller’ in a variety of different ways to help the … Continue reading →

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Attack Of The Clones Filming Locations: Star Wars Traveller – Naboo (a.k.a. Como)

Posted on September 7, 2010 by tokyofox

You may think that an afternoon of seeking out ‘Casino Royale‘ and Star Wars Episode II film scenes at the Villa del Balbianello would be enough for one day. Not for me though because while I was walking back to my hotel … Continue reading →

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Attack Of The Clones Filming Locations: Star Wars Traveller – Naboo (a.k.a. Villa del Balbianello)

Posted on September 5, 2010 by tokyofox

Ask almost anybody what their 6th favourite Star Wars film is and chances are that they will say ‘Episode II: Attack of the Clones‘. To be honest, I wasn’t overly impressed with episodes I and II but my opinion changed with … Continue reading →

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Euro Trip 2010 Pt IV: Como (Italy)

Posted on August 30, 2010 by tokyofox

When I planned this whole Euro trip I had never for a moment thought that rain may scupper my plans but as I took the train from Lucerne to Como there were a few rainfalls. Thankfully it had cleared up … Continue reading →

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Star Wars Shop In Tokyo!

Posted on August 11, 2010 by tokyofox

A couple of months ago I found out about a Star Wars shop in Koenji which is a station lying nine minutes west of Shinjuku. Despite living in Tokyo for many, many years I didn’t know about this place and … Continue reading →

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The Empire Strikes Back 30th Anniversary

Posted on May 21, 2010 by tokyofox

Today marks the 30th anniversary of Star Wars Episode V: The Empire Strikes Back which for many, many years was my favourite film of the saga. That changed last year though to Star Wars Episode IV: A New Hope following my … Continue reading →

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Darth Vader: Who Is My Boss?!!

Posted on May 2, 2010 by tokyofox

This mobile phone company poster/billboard recently appeared all over the stations of Tokyo though god knows what its all supposed to mean. While in Shibuya last Friday I took the opportunity to take a few photos of the ‘viral’ campaign … Continue reading →

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