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Reignite Your Passion For The Olympics At This Tokyo Museum (Before The Games Are Probably Cancelled!)

  If you think I’m writing about this museum before the Olympics get cancelled (and people consequently lose all interest in this place!) then you’re absolutely right! I’ve wanted to visit this place, located across from the New National Stadium, … Continue reading

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Another Live Rugby Match: Sunwolves Vs Waratahs

  Ever since that momentous late win for Japan against South Africa in the 2015 World Cup, rugby has been on the rise in the land of the rising sun. It’s that nickname combined with the wolf (representing bravery, strength and … Continue reading

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Live International Rugby In Tokyo: Japan Take On Samoa In The Pacific Nations Cup

Wishing for a break from all the football at Euro 2012, my friend Mostyn and I decided to head on down to Chichibunomiya to see some international rugby. The Brave Blossoms, presently ranked 16th in the world, were hosting Samoa … Continue reading

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Tokyo Olympic Museum

With my home country getting ready for the 2012 Olympics and my adopted country hoping for a chance to host the 2016 games I decided to hit the Olympic trail the other Friday and visit my second museum in two days. Following the previous … Continue reading

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