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TF Top 10……Tokyo Fox Hits Of 2014

Posted on January 1, 2015 by tokyofox

So 2015 has only just begun and already Tokyo Fox is looking back!! For about five years now there have been exactly ten new posts on here each and every month and these are the ten from 2014 which got … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Yamate Area In Yokohama

Posted on December 14, 2014 by tokyofox

Whilst spending a couple of nights in Yokohama recently my wife and I spent our one free day wandering the Yamate area following an all-you-can-eat Chinese lunch in Chinatown. As my wife had never been to Chinatown, that was the … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Kamakura (2014)

Posted on December 5, 2014 by tokyofox

Over a year ago I splashed out 5000 yen on some second hand hiking boots in anticipation of climbing Mount Fuji from base to summit but injury meant I had to pull out of that adventure a few days before … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: Kamikochi & Matsumoto (2005)

Posted on July 1, 2014 by tokyofox

My first trip into Nagano was not actually for one of my many snowboarding expeditions in Hakuba but to the remote mountainous highlands of Kamikōchi (translates basically as Upper Highlands) on the western side of the prefecture. The reason for the outing … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Top 10 Chiba Sights

Posted on June 22, 2014 by tokyofox

It’s quite easy to knock Chiba but I will always have a strong affection for the place as its where my Japan adventure began all those years ago in a small apartment in Matsudo-shi. As transport links to Tokyo are good, … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Riding One Of Tokyo’s Last Surviving Tram Lines Pt II

Posted on June 19, 2014 by tokyofox

If you thought it was all a bit kid-orientated in part one of this trip then fear not as the Tokyo Fox journey along the Toden Arakawa line continues on to the other end of the spectrum. Shin-Koshinzuka is a 15 minute … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Riding One Of Tokyo’s Last Surviving Tram Lines Pt I

Posted on June 16, 2014 by tokyofox

Recent trips around Japan to the likes of Hiroshima in March and Nagasaki in April have given me the opportunity to ride around on their excellent trams and I guess I must have been feeling nostalgic for these street cars last month … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……’Alternative’ Museums In Tokyo

Posted on June 13, 2014 by tokyofox

There have been many times in the past that I have visited museums when in new cities just because of a sense of obligation to do so due to what the guide books say. Japanese people tend to sleep in … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Out & About In Ota

Posted on June 1, 2014 by tokyofox

When I first started dating my girlfriend she lived with her parents in Ota-Ku (Ota City) and it wasn’t too long before I was invited to her neck of the woods to meet her family. Apart from the similar wordplay … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Walking From Garden To Garden In Komagome

Posted on May 1, 2014 by tokyofox

When I went to Rikugien last month that wasn’t the only place I went to in Komagome as another garden of note in the vicinity is Kyu-Furukawa. As it was a lovely Spring morning I decided to walk from garden to garden … Continue reading →

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