Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Sumo Wrestling History While Sumo, Japan’s national sport dates back 2000 years, it didn’t begin to flourish as a spectator sport until the early 1600s. Sumo is a full contact sport, where 2 wrestlers, known as Rikshiki compete to force one another out of the ring. While […]
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Extreme Sports Japanese Style – Synchronised Walking!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The Japanese are great at teamwork. No one goes home until the boss leaves the office; the team is more important than the maverick individual on the baseball field and so on. I think the Japanese are also great at making every day things a bit special; […]
The Spirit of the game
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Two years ago, we blogged about the budding cricket league in Japan with the ‘gentleman’s game’ being promoted by a faithful few. With the success of England in the current test series against the mighty India, there have been a few talking points, but Trent Bridge provided […]
I Want To Ride My Bicycle
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! With the final of this year’s Tour de France approaching this weekend (Cavendish for the green jersey!), carbon guilt mounting and the last ditch attempt to get fit before summer holidays all in our mind right now, time is ripe for getting on your bike. Being based […]
At Last – A Reason to Rejoice
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! The Japanese people were delivered a sporting achievement to fill their hearts with pride and joy in the early hours of Monday morning. After all of the troubles and woes of the past months, it offered a much needed release and allowed expression of sheer elation, as […]
Keep fit Japan style
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I remember standing on the school playing field two and a half years ago, waiting for Sports Day to begin. It was my second week in the job, and I didn’t really know what was going to happen. After a brief greeting by the headmaster, it was […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I remember standing on the school playing field two and a half years ago, waiting for Sports Day to begin. It was my second week in the job, and I didn’t really know what was going to happen. After a brief greeting by the headmaster, it was […]