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| Above, the Godzilla statue at Toho Studios. The longest ride of Tokyo Fox's bike tour was getting to the studios in Setagaya. Photo by Armand Vaquer. |
Prior to my October 2005 trip to Japan, I seriously considered either renting a bicycle or buying one (one of those folding bikes that fit into a bag) to tour around Tokyo.
Those plans were dashed as rainy conditions greeted me much of the time I was in Tokyo on that trip.
However, Tokyo Fox recently took a bicycle tour to Godzilla sites around Tokyo. He had dry, but hot, weather during his bike tour. He posted an article on his tour along with plenty of photographs of the Godzilla sites he visited.
He begins his article with:
Following on from my Wolverine cycling trip, and with not too many other themed cycling ideas coming forth, I began to think about other filming location based rides. There was a clear winner which stamped all over the rest like no other and with the 2014 incarnation (directed by Gareth Edwards) finally getting released over here, it seemed like the timing was ideal for a Godzilla tour of Tokyo.
On the day of it’s long awaited release in Japan (July 25th); two months after the rest of the world got to see it, I decided to cycle round a mix of Gojira-themed statues, shops and filming locations amid scorching temperatures that reached 34 degrees celsius!To view Tokyo Fox's bike tour article, go here.
