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Sitting Amongst The S-Pulse Faithful In Shimizu But Quietly Supporting The Opposition!

Posted on October 23, 2021 by tokyofox

  The J-League match day experience in the Covid_19 era just hasn’t been the same for me. Although fans were allowed back once football returned in July last year, there were a new set of measures and protocols such as … Continue reading →

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TF Flashback – My J-League Beginnings (2004)

Posted on April 15, 2020 by tokyofox

The J-League first caught my attention at it’s foundation in 1992 when former Leicester favourite Gary Lineker announced he’d be leaving Spurs to play in Japan. For over a decade the only Japanese team I’d heard of were Nagoya Grampus … Continue reading →

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Watching J-League Football On A Very Rainy Night Up In Yamagata

Posted on July 4, 2019 by tokyofox

  The rainy season in Japan is well underway and for many people it can be a frustrating time with constant wet conditions for weeks on end. Certainly not ideal for watching or playing football, especially when many grounds in … 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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July J-League Jaunts Taking-In Two Chiba Teams

Posted on July 26, 2016 by tokyofox

As far as I’m concerned there’s only one team in Chiba and that’s Kashiwa Reysol! The reality though is that there are actually two sides based in this prefecture and they both play in yellow! The other team is called JEF United … Continue reading →

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Attending Two J-League Matches In One Day Pt I

Posted on June 13, 2016 by tokyofox

  Multiple matches on television has long been a common way of life for many football fans. It used to be just the World Cup when you could consume 2-3 games on the telly in one sitting but these days it’s possible … Continue reading →

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Away Day Travel To Ibaraki Prefecture

Posted on April 29, 2016 by tokyofox

  “Look at these scenes, just look at these scenes” exclaimed the BBC commentator John Motson in excitement as the Republic of Ireland equalised in injury time against Germany at World Cup 2002. (Watch the clip here.) The climax of that group match … Continue reading →

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Friday Night Football

Posted on September 13, 2015 by tokyofox

Dare I say it but I have actually quite enjoyed the recent international break following the fortunes of the like of England, Wales and Northern Ireland at the business end of European Championship qualification. It was also nice to see … Continue reading →

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Back To The Hitachi Stadium After An Absence Of 11 Years!

Posted on June 8, 2015 by tokyofox

Seven years to see Kashiwa Reysol in live action and then I end up seeing them play on consecutive weekends! The previous weekends game at FC Tokyo was a kind of bonus as when I looked at the fixture list … 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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