Tag Archives: Ariake Coliseum

The Highs & Lows of This Year’s International Tennis Tournament in Tokyo

Posted on November 2, 2024 by tokyofox

The sports stadium or arena in Japan that I’ve visited most frequently is not actually Hitachi-dai (the home of my Japanese football team Kashiwa Reysol)! Neither is it Ajinomoto Field Nishigaoka; the closest stadium to the Tokyo Fox Global Operations … Continue reading →

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I Met Britain’s No. 1 Female Tennis Player In Tokyo (& I Was On The TV Coverage A Fair Bit Too!)

Posted on October 25, 2024 by tokyofox

Whilst the 2021 US Open champion Emma Raducanu has taken a lot of the limelight in recent years when it comes to British women’s tennis, there is actually another female player who has been steadily rising through the ranks over … Continue reading →

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Two Tennis Tournaments In Tokyo Serve Up Mixed Fortunes For Me!

Posted on October 2, 2024 by tokyofox

For the first half of my life living in the UK, tennis was something that happened for two weeks a year when Wimbledon came around each summer. There was the occasional foray into other random tournaments thanks to Transworld Sport … Continue reading →

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How Many Olympic Sports Did I See Live In The 18 Month Build Up To Paris 2024?

Posted on July 21, 2024 by tokyofox

If you’re lucky enough to live in or close to a host Olympic city then there’s a strong chance you’ll get swept up by the hysteria surrounding the sale of tickets. For the last Olympics in Tokyo, local residents were … Continue reading →

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Back at the Toray Pan Pacific Open Tennis Tournament in Tokyo

Posted on September 28, 2012 by tokyofox

This years Toray Pan Pacific Open (TPPO) tennis tournament in Tokyo promised to be better than usual with 12 of the world’s top 13 women participating for big prize money and a large amount of ranking points. Sadly, that one … Continue reading →

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My 1st Time to Attend Japan’s No. 1 International Women’s Tennis Tournament

Posted on October 9, 2010 by tokyofox

Hoping to see the likes of Serena Williams and Maria Sharapova, I went to the Ariake Coliseum (a real cr*p name I know!) in Odaiba on the 1st of this month to see the ladies semi-finals of the Toray Pan … Continue reading →

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