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Parents In Japan 2016 Pt I: Tokyo

  The start of the Golden Week holiday season in Japan coincided with my parents coming to visit us for the first time in over a decade. Nothing more than dinner at our new-ish place on the first day and … Continue reading

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Tokyo Daytripper: Walking From Garden To Garden In Komagome

When I went to Rikugien last month that wasn’t the only place I went to in Komagome as another garden of note in the vicinity is Kyu-Furukawa. As it was a lovely Spring morning I decided to walk from garden to garden … Continue reading

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Rikugien Gardens (Komagome)

On looking through the Tokyo Fox archive it’s quite apparent that I’ve never really written much about these gardens in Komagome. Rikugien has had brief mentions when I cycled Tokyo’s top 25 sights…in one day and when my friend Hugo visited (both … Continue reading

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