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TF Flashback: Travelling Across Japan’s Most Famous Tourist Trail with my Parents

Posted on September 10, 2026 by tokyofox

Of the many trips I’ve undertaken around Japan one of the most memorable has to be the time when my parents visited the country for their second time. During their first trip I was living in a tiny shoebox, so … Continue reading →

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Parents In Japan 2016 Pt I: Tokyo

Posted on May 26, 2016 by tokyofox

  The start of the Golden Week holiday season in Japan coincided with my parents coming to visit us for the first time in over a decade. Nothing more than dinner at our new-ish place on the first day and … Continue reading →

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Exploring The Area Of YaNeSen In Eastern Tokyo

Posted on May 22, 2012 by tokyofox

Tokyo may be a city where newer and higher buildings are erected willy nilly but there is an ‘oasis of Edo calm’ to be found within the cool hills of Yanesen. This is the abbreviated name given to the neighbourhoods … Continue reading →

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