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TF Top 10……”Alternative” Tokyo Filming Locations

Posted on July 23, 2016 by

Japan’s capital city has fairly strict laws when it comes to filming on the streets of Tokyo which is why we so often see scenes shot in hotels and in the back of taxi’s driving through the neon lights. It’s certainly not … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Tokyo Fox Posts Of All Time!

Posted on February 17, 2016 by

Tokyo Fox is ten years old this month and here are the posts which have had the most number of hits during the last decade. 1. Tokyo Filming Locations #2 – Lost In Translation (2003): 29 November 2011   This one … Continue reading →

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Dining Out: Park Hyatt Hotel, Shinjuku

Posted on July 11, 2014 by

It took me a while (many, many years!!) to get round to going to this hotel in Nishi-Shinjuku but my wedding day on July 7th (a.k.a. Tanabata) seemed the perfect opportunity to dine out on the 52nd floor of this … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Filming Location Trips For 2013

Posted on December 30, 2013 by

Having already covered most of the filming locations I ever wanted to do, its getting harder and harder to add to the pile, so this list is not ’13 Filming Location Trips For 2013′ but instead will be known as … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Set In Japan – Lost In Translation (2003)

Posted on October 23, 2013 by

This then is the moment I’ve not been looking forward to but the tenth anniversary of ‘Lost In Translation‘ seems to be a good time to give my take on a film which has caused me to have many different … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Filming Locations On Google Maps…Finally!!

Posted on October 4, 2013 by

Since first starting the Tokyo Filming Locations part of this blog in 2009 it has grown into a pretty sizeable piece of work leading to some readers enquiring about whether I had a map detailing whereabouts each and every site … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Daytripper: Jougan-ji a.k.a. The ‘Lost In Translation’ Temple

Posted on March 16, 2013 by

When I first compiled the filming locations for ‘Lost In Translation‘ (2003) four years ago (and subsequently updated them in 2011) there was already much written about the Park Hyatt Hotel, Shibuya crossing and the karaoke room which Bob (Bill … Continue reading →

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Tokyo Filming Locations #2 – Lost In Translation (2003)

Posted on November 29, 2011 by

‘Lost In Translation‘ came out not long after I came to Japan for the first time back in 2003 and though I didn’t think too much of the actual story I quite enjoyed it simply for the fact that it was … Continue reading →

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