Tag Archives: Vegalta Sendai

Return To Sendai…But This Time To See A Live Match & Not Just The Stadium!

Posted on August 12, 2019 by tokyofox

On my first trip to Sendai a few years ago I actually went to check out the Yurtec Stadium early morning whilst my wife had a lie-in. I vowed that I’d return one day to actually see a game featuring … Continue reading →

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In Attendance At The 98th Emperors Cup Final (2018)

Posted on December 10, 2018 by tokyofox

New Years Day usually signals the start of things but the Emperors Cup Final basically brings the curtain down on the previous years domestic Japanese football season. For the last few years, watching it on TV (or sleeping through it!) … Continue reading →

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Super Sunday Soccer At Shimizu S-Pulse In Shizuoka

Posted on May 25, 2017 by tokyofox

There are four J-League teams based in Shizuoka prefecture and they were all playing at home on the last weekend in April. J3 side Fujieda MYFC were the only team to play on the Saturday so that was a given. … Continue reading →

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24 hours In Sendai

Posted on April 1, 2016 by tokyofox

Ahead of this trip I asked a number of students what to do in Sendai and true to form they all said to eat gyutan (beef tongue). Food in Japan really is an obsession and whichever part of Japan I … Continue reading →

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Hiroshima-ken 2015 Pt II: My First J-League Game For A While

Posted on May 5, 2015 by tokyofox

It wasn’t just live baseball that I saw in Hiroshima-ken this Golden Week as I also took the opportunity to see the 2012 J-League champions Sanfrecce Hiroshima play against Vegalta Sendai at the 50,000 seater Edion Stadium last Saturday.    The weather was glorious … Continue reading →

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