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On The Trail Of John Rain (雨) Part XI – Tokyo

Posted on November 30, 2017 by tokyofox

In 2014 Barry Eisler penned a prequel book called ‘Graveyard Of Memories‘ which took us back to the Tokyo city of 1972 and the ninth John Rain novel ‘Zero Sum’ throws forward a decade to 1982. I’m not sure if Rain … Continue reading →

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TF Top 20……Tokyo Fox Hits Of 2015

Posted on January 1, 2016 by tokyofox

So 2016 has only just begun and already Tokyo Fox is looking back!! For about six years now there have been exactly ten new posts on here each and every month and these are the twenty from 2015 which got the most … Continue reading →

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On The Trail Of John Rain (雨) Part VIII – Tokyo

Posted on April 5, 2015 by tokyofox

The Tokyo trail of Barry Eisler’s fictional assassin continues (* Spoilers are included below, you have been warned!) and next up is the Nakagin Capsule Tower (page 125 & 130) in Ginza. This architectural wonder has featured a few times on Tokyo … Continue reading →

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On The Trail Of John Rain (雨) Part VII – Tokyo

Posted on April 2, 2015 by tokyofox

In the last part of this series, Tokyo Fox brought you all the east Tokyo locations featured in the 2014 John Rain thriller ‘Graveyard Of Memories‘ which were shot in the space of a day spent cycling around the city. Catch up … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Tokyo Fox Hits Of 2014

Posted on January 1, 2015 by tokyofox

So 2015 has only just begun and already Tokyo Fox is looking back!! For about five years now there have been exactly ten new posts on here each and every month and these are the ten from 2014 which got … Continue reading →

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On The Trail Of John Rain (雨) Part VI – Tokyo

Posted on June 4, 2014 by tokyofox

The hugely successful re-boots of both the Batman and 007 film series’ back in the middle of the last decade showed that their was a great thirst for such things and so the John Rain series’ of books has followed … Continue reading →

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On The Trail Of John Rain (雨) Part III – Tokyo

Posted on June 29, 2012 by tokyofox

It’s back due to popular demand from none other than Barry Eisler; the author of the John Rain series of books. Thanks to Twitter, I had a very short but enjoyable conversation with my favourite author earlier this month after … Continue reading →

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On The Trail Of John Rain (雨) Part II – Tokyo

Posted on November 13, 2010 by tokyofox

You can read ‘On The Trail Of John Rain Pt I’ here. With ten book locations under my belt (would have been twelve if I’d been unable to find a couple more) I was then happy to cycle onto an … Continue reading →

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On The Trail Of John Rain (雨) Part I – Tokyo

Posted on November 10, 2010 by tokyofox

You can read ‘On The Trail Of John Rain – Prelude’ here. At just after 12.15 I arrived at my first stop in Nihombashi which was ‘Cafe Peshaworl’ (below). This appeared in the second book ‘Hard Rain‘ and was where Rain and Tatsu determined … Continue reading →

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On The Trail Of John Rain (雨) – Prelude

Posted on November 7, 2010 by tokyofox

I had a rare Saturday off work last month so took the opportunity to embark on my latest cycling challenge. Unlike my past ‘Cycling the Yamanote Line’ and ‘Cycling the A-Z of Tokyo Stations’ adventures this one involved no stations. I … Continue reading →

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