Tag Archives: Japan National Stadium

TF Top 10……Football Match Day Experiences In 2025 So Far (Part 1)

Posted on July 8, 2025 by tokyofox

   In 2024 I went to 32 football matches in Japan which was the most I’ve ever done including my years as a season ticket holder at Leicester City back in the 1990s. Things have been scaled back a bit … Continue reading →

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TF Top 12……Football Match Day Experiences In 2024 (Part 3)

Posted on February 4, 2025 by tokyofox

This third and final compilation of the year is a bumper edition featuring 12 matches (rather than the usual 10!) at a total of 10 different grounds in four prefectures including a few I’d never watched football at before. A … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Rugby Match Day Experiences in 2024

Posted on January 24, 2025 by tokyofox

2024 was a bumper year for watching rugby by my standards as I attended twice as many  matches as I’ve ever seen in any previous year. More importantly, it now gives me the opportunity for my first ever top 10 … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Football Match Day Experiences In 2024 So Far (Part 2)

Posted on August 13, 2024 by tokyofox

  In 2023 I went to 20 football matches in Japan and I’ve already matched that with less than two thirds of 2024 gone. I guess 30 is now the aim for this year so there will be a part … Continue reading →

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Big Ange Returns To Japan With His Spurs Side To Face The Reigning J1 Champions

Posted on July 30, 2024 by tokyofox

The summer break in the Japanese football season is a time when some fly-by-nighter European teams like to come into Japan to play some games and try and steal some money off punters in the country. Not my words but … 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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Witnessing History As England Play A Rugby Match In Japan For The First Time In 45 Years!

Posted on June 25, 2024 by tokyofox

Rugby in Japan was very much a minor sport when I first saw the national team in live action back in June 2005 as they were thrashed by Ireland. Things changed a decade later though on the back of that … Continue reading →

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Twists & Turns Aplenty At Japan’s Title-Deciding Rugby Play-Off Final

Posted on May 29, 2024 by tokyofox

At the end of a long league season, it is my opinion that the team finishing top should be crowned as champions. However, some sports have some money-spinning play-off matches to decide who the champions are. Since the turn of … Continue reading →

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TF Top 10……Football Match Day Experiences In 2023 (Part 2)

Posted on February 21, 2024 by tokyofox

  Having only watched a single game in 2020 and 2021 respectively I really was not expecting to do too many more matches in 2022, especially with the strict Covid_19 measures still in place for much of the season. However, … Continue reading →

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Kashiwa Reysol Pay The Penalty At The 103rd Emperor’s Cup Final

Posted on December 11, 2023 by tokyofox

Even though I’ve been a Kashiwa Reysol “fan” since 2004 there were quite a few lean years in the middle when I just didn’t follow the J-League at all. Typically that period was the most successful for Reysol as they … Continue reading →

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