Tag Archives: shizuoka prefecture

Did Seeing Japan’s 42nd Best Castle Cushion The Blow Of A Hugely Disappointing Morning?!

Posted on July 24, 2023 by tokyofox

The western side of Shizuoka Prefecture is a long, long way from the Izu Peninsula in the east, and can take over two hours to traverse when using the local train. Wanting to see a football match at a stadium … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback: 15 Years On From Ascending Mount Fuji But I’m Still Yet To Climb It For A 2nd Time! (2007)

Posted on September 1, 2022 by tokyofox

“A wise man climbs Mount Fuji once but only a fool climbs it again!” That proverb may be true but within a couple of years of ascending Mount Fuji for the first time I became interested in doing a follow-up … Continue reading →

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What Can You Expect To See At Japan’s Sushi Museum?

Posted on November 2, 2021 by tokyofox

Whenever I come across new and interesting places on the internet or in person I enter them into ‘Want to go’ on Google Maps. Over time I often forget all about them and then when I’m in that area it’s … Continue reading →

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Puppy Love Pt II: When Maron (Finally) Met Cocoa

Posted on July 8, 2020 by tokyofox

When our beloved family dog “Momiji” (a chihuahua-poodle mix known in Japanese as a chipoo) went to heaven last year it left a huge void in our lives. Time does move on though and seven months later my wife and … Continue reading →

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Japan’s Only Temple Devoted To The Russo-Japanese War

Posted on February 22, 2019 by tokyofox

  Prior to last years FIFA World Cup in Russia, I started searching for things in Japan related to the worlds biggest country. Not surprisingly the majority of the suggestions were Russian restaurants, there was also the Russian cathedral in … Continue reading →

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This Doll Temple In Shizuoka Prefecture Is Like No Other!

Posted on October 14, 2018 by tokyofox

Everything about this temple looks pretty much like any other……except for the two six-metre tall red and blue daruma dolls sitting on the wings of the main hall. For those who don’t know, daruma is a traditional Japanese buddhist doll deemed to … Continue reading →

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Miho No Matsubara – One Of The Best Views Of Mount Fuji

Posted on February 7, 2018 by tokyofox

  One can never really get tired of seeing this beautiful, solitary, snow-capped symmetrical cone, and there are many great places to view it from. Lake Kawaguchiko, Hakone, Fuji Q Highland and Fuji Shibazakura Matsuri are among the best places … Continue reading →

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The World’s Longest Wooden Pedestrian Bridge

Posted on February 4, 2018 by tokyofox

  Being in the book of Guinness World Records surely means that something is worth seeing right? Of course this is case by case but I was very keen to see this long wooden bridge whilst we were over that … Continue reading →

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Dining Out In Shizuoka City

Posted on January 23, 2018 by tokyofox

These days Japan is awash with all manner of matcha flavoured confectionary on sale in stores nationwide. However, it may surprise the recent influx of visitors to the country that such green tea sweets are actually quite a recent phenomena in Japan … Continue reading →

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Sightseeing In Shizuoka City

Posted on January 20, 2018 by tokyofox

The majority of our time over the festive break was just spent at my parents-in-law’s place in Ito but we did take a short weekend break to Shizuoka city which is still a couple of hours away despite being in … Continue reading →

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