Category Archives: TV Shows

TF Flashback: A Mouthwatering Food Tour of Singapore (2014)

Posted on October 29, 2024 by tokyofox

The late Anthony Bourdain’s food based TV shows really helped me to be a lot more daring when diving into international cuisine and I subsequently gained a much greater appreciation for food-related travel. Going to this particular place soon became … Continue reading →

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Is It Worth Visiting The Japanese Fishing Village Which Was The Setting For The TV Series Shogun?

Posted on May 10, 2024 by tokyofox

Whilst watching the recent Disney+ TV show ‘Shōgun‘ I was surprised to hear the name of a familiar fishing village mentioned throughout the ten-part series. It is located a short distance north of our holiday home on the east coast … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: Family Fun, Filming Locations, Food, Football, Formula One, Footy & Friends Reunited In Melbourne & Sydney (2019)

Posted on April 2, 2024 by tokyofox

It’s now been over five years since I went to a country other than the one where I was born and raised, and that itself was in January 2020. Back in March 2019 I visited Australia for just under two … Continue reading →

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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 →

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Star Wars Obi-Wan Kenobi Series Costumes On Display At Tokyo’s Hottest Toy Shop

Posted on September 8, 2022 by tokyofox

  In the wake of the Star Wars prequels coming to an end in 2005 I have to say that I never thought I’d see the day when actor Ewan McGregor returned to his role as a Jedi Master. A … Continue reading →

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The Complete List Of Live Leicester City Matches On ITV In The Early 1990s

Posted on August 5, 2022 by tokyofox

When Sky gained the rights to show Premier League games live from the 1992-93 season onwards it meant the end of live top flight English football on terrestrial TV. In the absence of ‘The Match‘ on ITV on Sunday afternoons … Continue reading →

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Farewell Neighbours! Looking Back On My 5 Trips To Ramsay Street In 5 Different Years!

Posted on July 30, 2022 by tokyofox

  After 37 years and nearly 9000 episodes the iconic Australian soap ‘Neighbours‘ came off air this week ending on a real high as some legendary characters reappeared for a final farewell to a show that many people have great … Continue reading →

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A Themed Tour Of Tokyo’s Football Manga Mecca

Posted on July 9, 2022 by tokyofox

Think of Japanese footballers that have had an impact overseas and the likes of  Hidetoshi Nakata, Junichi Inamoto, Shunsuke Nakamura, Keisuke Honda, Shinji Kagawa or Leicester legend Shinji Okazaki might come to mind. However, it is arguably an animated character … Continue reading →

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The Ewoks Cartoon Challenge Part 2 – Binge Watching Season 2 In One Day!

Posted on May 3, 2021 by tokyofox

When Disney+ announced in March that the Ewoks cartoon was being added to their selection of Star Wars programmes from April 2nd (2021) onwards it was quite a surprise as I thought they were kind of embarrassed by such content. … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Thirty Seconds Over Tokyo (1944)

Posted on April 27, 2021 by tokyofox

Admittedly I only ever found out about this movie thanks to the title being parodied by ‘The Simpsons‘ when the dysfunctional family visited Japan way back in season ten (S10E23) of the long-running American animation comedy. The contrast between the … Continue reading →

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