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6 Days In Hiroshima: A Messy Poop, Live Sport, A Secluded Beach, The Shortest Mountain & The Slowest Bullet Train!

Posted on June 6, 2025 by tokyofox

When people asked me what I was doing in the Japanese Golden Week holidays (end of April to early May) I told them I was going to Hiroshima to see my parents-in-law. In hindsight I should’ve just said the latter … Continue reading →

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Watching My Baseball Team At Home For The First Time In 9 Years!

Posted on September 18, 2024 by tokyofox

Back in 2015 I made the momentous decision to switch my baseball allegiance from Chiba Lotte Marines to Hiroshima Carp. Off the back of a trip with my wife’s parents to watch Carp in action it seemed like the right … Continue reading →

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Jumping On The Baseball Bandwagon In Japan (& Then Jumping Right Off It Again!)

Posted on May 15, 2023 by tokyofox

If you live outside of Japan or the USA then you may not be aware that the former beat the latter back in March to win the World Baseball Classic (WBC) thanks in particular to star player Shohei Otani who … Continue reading →

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This Lawson Convenience Store Is Different To Their Usual Ones

Posted on September 10, 2017 by tokyofox

You’re getting a post out of this! Tokyo Fox must surely have run out of material I hear you cry but before I lose you all I should note that this particular convenience store is quite unique in one sense. Japan, particularly … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima-ken 2015 Pt I: Live Baseball At The Mazda Stadium

Posted on May 2, 2015 by tokyofox

For this years Golden Week holiday I’ve based myself in Hiroshima at my in-laws house and will be travelling around Hiroshima prefecture a bit. As I was in Hiroshima a day before my wife joined us I thought it would be … Continue reading →

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