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July 2nd, 2008

Baseball Legend Sadaharu Oh in Tokyo

Sadaharu Oh is a baseball legend in Japan, he signed with the Yomiuri Giants in 1959 and played for 22 seasons, slugging 868 home runs (Barry Bonds has 762), winning 14 league pennants and 11 Japan Series. In 1962 he was the Central league home run leader, a title that he held for 13 […]

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May 16th, 2008

It’s a hit! Baseball in Tokyo

Baseball is Japan’s favorite sport and if you love baseball then no trip to Japan would be complete without a trip to the ballpark. Nippon Professional Baseball has exported the likes of Ichiro, Daisuke Matsuzaka (Dice-K) and Fukudome to MLB and if you are lucky you might get to see the next Japanese slugger […]

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May 12th, 2008

Tokyo Special Import Car Show

All of you car lovers out there will want to mark this one on your calendar! The Tokyo Special Import Car Show will be open from May 16th through the 18th and will feature a Special Euro Zone, Car Audio Zone, Motor Sports Zone, 4 x 4 Zone, Lexus world, VW-AUDI Zone and an […]

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May 3rd, 2008

Sumo Grand Tournament - Tokyo

The 2008 May Grand Sumo Tournament will be held from May 11th - May 25th at the Ryogoku Kokugikan in Tokyo. Sumo tournaments are held six times each year but only three of the tournaments are held in Tokyo (January, May & September). So if you want to see some Sumo in Tokyo […]

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April 24th, 2008

Yabusame - Japanese Archery

On a overcast day in Tokyo it felt as if I had been transported back to the days of Edo. Under a peaceful canopy of greenery and cherry blossoms, magnificent horses and their riders (ite), dressed in traditional hunting attire (a-ge-shozoku), thundered down a narrow 240 meter track (baba), taking aim at three targets […]

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April 6th, 2008

Sumo at Yasukuni Shrine

This past Friday, I went to Hono-ozumo at the Yasukuni shrine near Kudanshita Station. It was a ceremonial Sumo tournament and much more. I’ve never seen Sumo live before but I’ve watched it on TV, a lot, and let me tell you that it’s pretty impressive live! The event at the Yasukuni […]

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April 2nd, 2008

International Karate Friendship 2008

This coming weekend you can find some great Karate in Chiba. The International Karate Organization Kyokushinkaikan will host the following events on April 5th and 6th:

The 4th International Youth Karate Championships
2008 Women’s World Karate Championships
2008 International Senior Karate Championships
2008 International Kata Championships

I’m not a huge fan of Karate but in checking out the […]

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