Tag Archives: Izu Shaboten Zoo

2025 In Pictures – Tokyo Fox’s Favourite Moments From Each Month

Posted on December 28, 2025 by tokyofox

It sure has been a busy 2025 with multiple activities and events each and every month. The majority of them have been sports matches but there were various other things like travel, concerts, events and more personal family stuff, the … Continue reading →

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TF Top 25……Photos For 2025 (End Of Year Filler Post!)

Posted on December 20, 2025 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 run out of steam although the … Continue reading →

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7 Nights In Izu: Is The Picture Postcard Cinder-Cone Mountain Becoming Too Touristy? Plus Japan’s Best Zoo & Over-Eating!

Posted on March 6, 2025 by tokyofox

Whilst some people love the variety of a different place and activities for their holiday each year, there are also many others who are more than content to just the do the same every time. I’ve long been of the … Continue reading →

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We Had A Zoo-perb Day Out Getting Up Close With Many Cute Animals At This Place!

Posted on February 8, 2025 by tokyofox

The subject of zoos is one that can be extremely divisive at times. Many are critical of them for turning animals into a sideshow rather than being free to live their lives naturally in the wild. Putting animals in cages … Continue reading →

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What The Cinder Cone Mount Omuro Looks Like In Winter + 2 Trips To Ippeki Lake

Posted on January 24, 2024 by tokyofox

The east coast of Izu Peninsula is one that I have explored in great detail during numerous visits to the area over the last seven years or so. There are many great places but if I had to pick just … Continue reading →

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Cycling In Izu #3 – A Giant Kannon Structure In The Mountains & A Religious Cult Building

Posted on October 24, 2019 by tokyofox

My bicycle was taken on this trip to Izu with the idea in mind of doing some rides on future weekends but I was quite keen to get this particular one out of the way in the knowledge that I’d … Continue reading →

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