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Unstaffed Stations Of Japan #19 – Igaya

Posted on January 16, 2025 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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The Train Station Designed To Resemble Japan’s Most Famous Folkloric Creature!

Posted on January 12, 2025 by tokyofox

With a yellow beak like that I first thought this quirky station building in Japan was designed to look like a duck or maybe a penguin but it seems my powers of observation on this occasion were wide of the … Continue reading →

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USA Is Actually Closer To Tokyo Than You May Think!

Posted on November 18, 2024 by tokyofox

The closest mainland American city to Tokyo is Los Angeles at just under 9000 kilometres away but USA is actually much closer to Tokyo than you may think! In fact it is ten times closer to the Japanese capital city … Continue reading →

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An Afternoon In The Samurai District With Sloping Streets Aplenty, Japan’s Smallest Castle & It’s Largest Iron Buddha Statue Too!

Posted on September 21, 2024 by tokyofox

Whilst doing a bit of research about Ajiro in Shizuoka (the setting for the accalaimed TV series ‘Shōgun‘) earlier this year I came across some other well-preserved Samurai districts in Japan. One of them was located in a far-flung place … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: Travels Around Japan’s Most Southern Main Island With My In-Laws (2014)

Posted on May 5, 2024 by tokyofox

  It’s been a decade since I last visited Kyushu; the most southern of Japan’s main four islands. Back in May 2014 my girlfriend (now wife) and I met up with her parents and Momiji the dog (god, rest her … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: Christmas In Fukuoka (2005)

Posted on December 18, 2014 by tokyofox

When my wife and I went to Kyushu in Golden Week (end of April/start of May) earlier this year it wasn’t actually my first trip to the most southwesterly main island of Japan. As the title implies, I visited Fukuoka on the … Continue reading →

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