Tag Archives: Daichoji

TF Top 24……Photos For 2024 (End Of Year Filler Post!)

Posted on December 29, 2024 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 finally run out of steam now … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: A Great Buddha, A Floating Castle With Movie History, Ancient Burial Mounds & Ticking Off Another J-Stadium

Posted on April 18, 2024 by tokyofox

Five years ago I went to Japan’s hottest city of Kumagaya for an international rugby match and took in a few minor sights in the hours before kick off. As I came away from the ground a fellow niche-specialist Japanese … Continue reading →

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Unstaffed Stations of Japan #15 – Mochida

Posted on March 30, 2024 by tokyofox

Think of train stations in Japan and the mighty Shinjuku station is sure to come to mind for many people. That is the world’s busiest train station, and Japan monopolises the top 50 list with only five of them not in … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Sizable Statues of Note in Greater Tokyo

Posted on March 23, 2024 by tokyofox

  The Great Buddha of Kamakura is no doubt the biggest, best and most famous statue in the Greater Tokyo area which incorporates the surrounding prefectures of Chiba, Saitama and Kanagawa. Tokyo Daibutsu is a far less famous Buddha statue … Continue reading →

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