Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I remember standing on the school playing field two and a half years ago, waiting for Sports Day to begin. It was my second week in the job, and I didn’t really know what was going to happen. After a brief greeting by the headmaster, it was […]
Sports & Adventure
A big day out at the sumo in Tokyo
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! There has been a lot of controversy surrounding the traditional sport of Sumo of late. There was match fixing involving players and officials which led to the extreme measure of cancelling the Spring bassho (tournament) in Osaka. These have been dark days for the Nihon Sumo Kyokai […]
Mt. Fuji Climbing Season!
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Mt. Fuji from Kawaguchiko
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Many may find it hard to understand why so many people make this gruelling trek up crowded hillsides in the freezing cold through thin air only to wait for a sunrise that may or may not penetrate the dense clouds that stick to Mt. Fuji throughout much […]
Can Japan Win the World Cup…?
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Japan's Football Team
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! No of course they can’t, but now that I have your attention I can waffle a little about what the Samurai Blue might be able to achieve in SA. We all remember fondly the days of summer 2002 and Japan advancing to the knock-outstages (though perhaps slightly […]
The Happy Hooligan: An afternoon watching J-League football
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! A skinhead in a bomber jacket, rolled- up jeans and red Doc Martens rushed towards me. “Hi, we’re upstairs, let’s go” he said. His name was Yamada, and he was my hooligan friend for the afternoon. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! A skinhead in a bomber jacket, rolled- up jeans and red Doc Martens rushed towards me. “Hi, we’re upstairs, let’s go” he said. His name was Yamada, and he was my hooligan friend for the afternoon. Like this post? Help us by sharing it!