Tag Archives: things to do in Gunma

TF Top 20……Tokyo Fox Hits Of 2022

Posted on January 1, 2023 by tokyofox

  So 2023 has only just begun and already Tokyo Fox is looking back!! For just over a decade now there have been exactly ten new posts on here each and every month and these are the twenty from 2022 … Continue reading →

Posted in Food & Drink, Hentai, Japan Filming Locations, Japan Travel, London Film Locations, Quirky Japan | Tagged , , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

There’s Not Just One But Two Sex Museums In This Area Of Gunma

Posted on June 9, 2022 by tokyofox

Does any place really need two sex museums? One is surely enough for anyone but this place just a couple of hours north of Tokyo has two of them, and they are just 15 minutes apart on foot. I’m not … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged , , , , , , , | 2 Comments

If You Like The Strange Mix Of Toys, Dolls And Cars Then This Museum Is Definitely For You!

Posted on March 28, 2022 by tokyofox

This was the middle part of my trilogy of quirky musuems in the Yoshioka area of Gunma Prefecture, and the most normal of the three if a mix of toys, dolls, cars and pop-art can be considered such a thing! … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Life, Japan Travel, Music, Quirky Japan, Tokyo Daytripper: | Tagged , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

This Sex Museum North Of Tokyo Is Even Open To Elementary Children!

Posted on February 4, 2022 by tokyofox

  At the end of my last post on Gunma in October last year I said there were some other places I wanted to see just north of Takasaki. Naturally, they were all b-grade sights and I went to check … Continue reading →

Posted in Hentai, Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 5 Comments

Tokyo Daytripper: A Spiritual Cave, A Picturesque Garden, A Tall Goddess Statue, Botanical Gardens & A Tumbling Doll Temple

Posted on October 18, 2021 by tokyofox

Gunma is the prefecture I have enjoyed exploring the most in recent years. I still haven`t been to it`s most famous sight (Kusatsu Onsen) but have enjoyed looking around lesser attractions in the area. Back in late July I headed up … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Tokyo Daytripper: A Temple Dedicated To Japanese Tumbling Dolls

Posted on September 30, 2021 by tokyofox

Japan has many symbols of luck and good fortunes such as the maneki neko cat figurines,  omamori (protective amulets) and omikuji (paper fortunes) but one of the more interesting ones is the tumbling doll known as daruma. These colourful wooden … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Tokyo Daytripper: The Giant White Kannon Statue Keeping An Eye On It`s Residents

Posted on September 21, 2021 by tokyofox

A giant white-robed goddess of mercy standing tall and overlooking Japanese towns and cities is something that always grabs my attention. This one is located a couple of hours north of Tokyo and as soon as I found out about … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 3 Comments

Tokyo Daytripper: The Sacred Underground Palace North Of Tokyo

Posted on September 9, 2021 by tokyofox

“A spiritual cave beneath a Japanese garden” was enough to get me interested in this 400 meter-long underground tunnel north of Tokyo.   On my previous visit to Takasaki at the start of this year I picked up a free … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel | Tagged , , , , , , , | 7 Comments

Dark Tourist (Japan Special) Vol. 04

Posted on July 6, 2021 by tokyofox

The 2018 Netflix series ‘Dark Tourist‘ featured New Zealand journalist David Farrier visiting eight different countries (including Japan) on a mission to visit all manner of places relating to humans suffering in some sort of way whether it be victims of … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel, Quirky Japan | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 1 Comment

Tokyo Daytripper: The Big Stone Buddha Face, Beautiful Landscape Gardens, A Free Buffet & Another Platform Zero!

Posted on March 21, 2021 by tokyofox

Gunma was admittedly one of those prefectures I always thought was a little bit boring but it’s good to have been proved wrong following a fair few day trips there in recent years. In these travel-restricted times I haven’t really … Continue reading →

Posted in Japan Travel, Tokyo Daytripper: | Tagged , , , , , , , , | 2 Comments