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Interesting Japanese Playground Structures #7 – Snake Park

Posted on October 22, 2017 by tokyofox

Many of the parks and children’s playgrounds in Japan, particularly in Tokyo, are quite poor compared to other countries in terms of space, surroundings and a lack of grass. However, a handful of them do tend to possess extremely creative structures … Continue reading →

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Review: Films Inspired By Japan – Rising Sun (1993)

Posted on October 19, 2017 by tokyofox

Sean Connery is of course no stranger to Japanese culture having appeared as James Bond in ‘You Only Live Twice‘ (1967) and here, in this crime film, he portrays a  Japanese specialist working alongside Wesley Snipes to find out who murdered … Continue reading →

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Unstaffed Stations of Japan #1 – Kamiyagi

Posted on September 13, 2017 by tokyofox

Think of train stations in Japan and the mighty Shinjuku station is sure to come to mind for many people. That is the world’s busiest train station and Japan monopolises the top 50 list with only five of them not … Continue reading →

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An Excrement Time At Tokuyama Zoo

Posted on September 7, 2017 by tokyofox

  Ask many foreigners their opinion on Japan and it will more than likely include some kind of reference to something weird and wonderful whether it be a silly TV programme, a funnily named drink, a quirky festival, a strange … Continue reading →

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On The Fox Trail……At Motonosumi Inari Shrine (Yamaguchi)

Posted on August 23, 2017 by tokyofox

Think of loads of beautiful red torii gates winding their way through a beautiful natural environment and Fushimi Inari in Kyoto is no doubt what comes to mind for almost everyone. However, this particular shrine is a rival contender when … Continue reading →

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Interesting Japanese Playground Structures #5 – Giraffe Slide

Posted on August 14, 2017 by tokyofox

Many of the parks and children’s playgrounds in Japan, particularly in Tokyo, are quite poor compared to other countries in terms of space, surroundings and a lack of grass. However, a handful of them do tend to possess extremely creative structures … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong 2017 Pt VI: The Search For “Club Obi Wan”

Posted on August 11, 2017 by tokyofox

Things have rarely gone smoothly when it comes to hunting down filming locations from the Indiana Jones franchise. I ran out of time to go to Kairouan in Tunisia which was used to represent Cairo in ‘Raiders Of The Lost Ark‘ … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong 2017 Pt II: Appearing Live On The BBC Radio Leicester Football Forum

Posted on July 26, 2017 by tokyofox

To my knowledge, Leicester had only played two games in Asia (both in Bangkok) ahead of the Premier League Asia Trophy in Hong Kong. No doubt a few others had been to both of them but the only person I … Continue reading →

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Hong Kong 2017 Pt I: Watching Leicester In The Premier League Asia Trophy

Posted on July 23, 2017 by tokyofox

  As soon as it was rumoured that Leicester would be taking part in the Premier League Asia Trophy in Hong Kong in July I set about making plans to take time off work and get tickets for the first set of … Continue reading →

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Interesting Japanese Playground Structures #4 – Beetle Slide

Posted on June 17, 2017 by tokyofox

Many of the parks and children’s playgrounds in Japan, particularly in Tokyo, are quite poor compared to other countries in terms of space, surroundings and a lack of grass. However, a handful of them do tend to possess extremely creative structures … Continue reading →

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