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Tokyo Daytripper: A Short Trip To The Charming & Chilled Chichibu Region

Posted on November 13, 2023 by tokyofox

This rural part of Saitama is one of my favourite places in the prefecture (one of the top 10  Saitama sights in this post from a decade ago!) but one that I have only visited a few times, and not … Continue reading →

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Riding On Japan’s Most Futuristic Luxury Liner

Posted on October 29, 2023 by tokyofox

There may have been a fair amount of train-related posts on Tokyo Fox in the last few years (stations, dangle-trains, railway cafes, Metro challenges etc) but when it comes to actual trains I know very little. I wasn’t even aware … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: River Rafting In Saitama (2005)

Posted on July 14, 2020 by tokyofox

“Do you want to go rafting?” is a question form used in one of the books I regularly teach higher elementary kids from with the word rafting being interchangeable with other exciting activities like snorkelling, climbing, surfing, rollerblading and so … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Top 10 Saitama Sights

Posted on February 24, 2013 by tokyofox

Some Tokyo-ites like to refer to this prefecture as dasaitama (“uncool-tama”) and they’re probably right….to an extent, but thats certainly not to say that it doesn’t have its share of sights which can make for a pleasant day trip from Tokyo. As … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Autumn Leaves In Chichibu

Posted on November 14, 2011 by tokyofox

It’s that time of year now when the Japanese get very excited about the brightly coloured red and yellow leaves which appear all around Japan between mid-October and mid-December depending on the part of the country. Yesterday was supposedly the … Continue reading →

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