Tag Archives: Tobitakyu Station

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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A Manic Sunday As Wales & Australia Met At The Rugby World Cup

Posted on October 1, 2019 by tokyofox

  The group stages of the Rugby World Cup throw up a mix of predictable one-sided games, some mammoth clashes and a few surprises too. Rugby giants New Zealand faced off against South Africa on the opening weekend, England will play … Continue reading →

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On The Road With The Kashiwa Reysol Fans Twice In Five Days

Posted on August 27, 2018 by tokyofox

   The majority of J1 games tend to be on Saturdays when I’m working but there are a few rounds played on Sundays. I got lucky with the Nagoya Grampus match being against my team Kashiwa Reysol on a Sunday … Continue reading →

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Football Match Held Up By An Earthquake!

Posted on June 4, 2015 by tokyofox

During the thirty years I’ve been attending football matches I’ve seen games delayed for injuries, floodlight failure, streakers, broken goals, overcrowding but J1 Matchday 14 added a fairly lengthy earthquake to that list. This wasn’t just any old delay though as it … Continue reading →

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