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Kyoto Filming Locations: Around The World In 80 Days (1956)

Posted on July 21, 2022 by tokyofox

Filming for this epic took place in eight different countries; the USA, England, France, Spain, Bangladesh, Pakistan, Thailand and Japan. Whilst multiple locations is fairly common place these days, it wasn’t at all back in the mid-1950s so it really … Continue reading →

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Kyoto Filming Locations – The Challenge (1982)

Posted on May 30, 2018 by tokyofox

In my review of this film last year I said that the grounds of the Shokoku-ji buddhist temple in Northern Kyoto were used throughout and that they have supposedly remained unchanged since it was founded in 1382. That may be … Continue reading →

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The Alternative Tour Of Kyoto

Posted on May 27, 2018 by tokyofox

   An article recently appeared in The Japan Times saying that Kyoto was really feeling the burden of increased tourism in recent years with locals complaining that they can’t even board buses when they need to as they’re packed full … Continue reading →

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Otagi Nenbutsu Temple And The Bamboo Forest In Arashiyama

Posted on May 24, 2018 by tokyofox

   In recent years the bamboo forest in Arashiyama has grown and grown in popularity among foreign visitors and even ranked as their number one

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Kyoto Filming Locations: The Yakuza (1974)

Posted on May 21, 2018 by tokyofox

Most people know that ‘Memoirs Of A Geisha‘ (2005) and ‘The Last Samurai‘ (2003) were filmed in Kyoto. It was briefly in ‘Lost In Translation‘ (2003) and also featured in the likes of ‘Wasabi‘ (2000), ‘The Challenge‘ (1982), ‘Mastermind‘ (1976) … Continue reading →

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On The Fox Trail……At Fushimi-Inari Shrine (Kyoto)

Posted on June 7, 2016 by tokyofox

  For the last couple of years this wonderful place has been voted by foreign tourists as the number one site in Japan and it’s quite easy to see why but it hasn’t always been that way for this is actually … Continue reading →

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Parents In Japan 2016 Pt IV: Kyoto

Posted on June 4, 2016 by tokyofox

Going to Kyoto in the Golden Week holiday season was one event that was filling me with dread ahead of our trip to the ancient city, and though it was inevitably busy it was never quite as bad as I … Continue reading →

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