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Review: Films Inspired By Japan – Hachi: A Dog’s Tale (2009)

Posted on April 14, 2015 by tokyofox

As Tokyo Fox is slowly running short of films ‘set’ in Japan to review, it’s time to start a new series analysing those movies inspired by Japan that have been set in other countries, most commonly the USA. Having been to the new … Continue reading →

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New Hachikō Statue In Tokyo

Posted on March 22, 2015 by tokyofox

A new Hachikō statue was unveiled at the University of Tokyo in Bunkyo-ku very recently but unlike the statue outside Shibuya station, this one also features his master. Professor Hidesaburo Ueno was a professor of agricultural engineering at the University for over … Continue reading →

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Cycling Tokyo’s Most Haunted Sights…In One Day Pt II

Posted on October 16, 2012 by tokyofox

You can read ‘Cycling Tokyo’s Most Haunted Sights…In One Day Pt I’ here 7) Masakado’s Grave – Tucked away between a couple of large buildings in Otemachi (1-2-1 Otemachi in Chiyoda-ku to be exact) this is the grave for Taira … Continue reading →

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