Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The Koshien is the oldest and most famous baseball stadium in Japan. Once the biggest in Asia, it hosted the legendary Babe Ruth on his tour of Japan in the 1930s. In August, captivating the nation, it stages the fiercely contested annual National High School Baseball Championships. […]
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Sumo in Autumn – secret tournaments for those in the know!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Sumo in Japan generally means one of two things; either timing your trip for one of the 6 major tournaments each year, or waking up at the crack of dawn to attend early morning sumo training at one of the sumo stables in Tokyo. However visitors to […]
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Cricket under Fuji
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! With the Ashes in full swing and England looking as though they are doing alright against the Australian tourists (please stay fit Freddie), it is really good to see the popularity of this great English sport on the rise. Who would have thought though that in a […]
Japan to host the worlds biggest rugby tournament
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Yesterday the IRB confirmed that Japan is to host the worlds biggest rugby tournament in 2019. This is fantastic news and will be a major step forward for a sport which has sometimes been regarded as elitist, upper class and a wee bit cliquey. When Japan narrowly […]
Tokyo Marathon 2010
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The Metropolitan Government has announced that the 3rd Tokyo Marathon will be held on 28th February 2010. 30,000 places are up for grabs with the runners being looked after by some 13,000 volunteers. Last year the marathon was oversubscribed by more than 10:1 so, even though there […]