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Mount Fuji Views & Quirky West Coast Travels In Izu

Posted on November 28, 2022 by tokyofox

There was a time when one could always rely on the August O-bon holiday season being a hot and sunny time but this year again consisted of lots of rain albeit not as much as last year! The weather at … Continue reading →

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Travels On The West Coast Of Izu Peninsula For The First Time

Posted on November 5, 2022 by tokyofox

Countless trips to Izu over the last few years have tended to dominate the travel content on Tokyo Fox but absolutely none of it was of places on the west coast of the Peninsula. Whilst the north, the east, a … Continue reading →

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This Doll Temple Houses Japan’s Largest Seated Tumbling-Doll Statue

Posted on October 3, 2022 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. Having been to a few daruma-related places … Continue reading →

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