Tag Archives: J2 football

Watching Football In Niigata At The Stadium Used In The 2002 FIFA World Cup

Posted on September 20, 2022 by tokyofox

England played in five different Japanese cities in the FIFA World Cup 2002. They were in Saitama, Sapporo, Osaka, Shizuoka and Niigata with the latter one being a game which I often forget about. It was against Denmark in the … Continue reading →

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What Watching Football In Japan Is Like Now

Posted on July 26, 2020 by tokyofox

Between late February and 4th July 2020 there was no football in Japan. The authorities were actually very quick to shut down the leagues after the Covid_19 outbreak but maybe a bit slow to get things restarted as other leagues … Continue reading →

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Watching The Worst Team In J2 On A Cold Night In Gunma!

Posted on November 12, 2017 by tokyofox

The idea of travelling over 100 kilometres north to watch a team rooted to the bottom of J2 play against a team floating in mid-table nothingness is probably not too appealing for many. However, with games running out this season … Continue reading →

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Playing Away Again As The New J-League Season Kicks Off

Posted on March 9, 2017 by tokyofox

Away day travel is good at most times of the year but there are some grounds which are just that bit more appealing during certain periods and Mito Hollyhock certainly fall into that category. This Ibaraki-based side may live in the … Continue reading →

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A Double Dose Of Lower J-League Action

Posted on November 11, 2016 by tokyofox

  There’s something alluring for me about visiting lower league grounds as this is the true spirit of football which is often lost amidst the glitz and glamour of the Premier League and the Champions League. Watching FC Ryukyu in … Continue reading →

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Super Sunday Soccer In Saitama

Posted on October 2, 2015 by tokyofox

There’s been a fair few sporting posts on Tokyo Fox recently and here is yet another one but this should be the last for a while! For the third consecutive weekend, and just two days after watching the Toray PPO … Continue reading →

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