Baseball in Hiroshima with The Toyo Carp
Mar 22, 2017 By Justin Hanus
Baseball in Japan Nippon Professional Baseball (an organization similar to the USA's MLB) consists of two leagues, the Central League (Chunichi Dragons, Hanshin Tigers, Hiroshima Toyo Carp, Tokyo Yakult Swallows, Yokohama DeNA BayStars, and the Yomiuri Giants) and the Pacific League (Chiba Lotte Marines, Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters, Orix Buffaloes, Saitama Seibu Lions, and...[ Click to read more ]
Getting Fit – Ex-pat Friendly Gyms Around Nagoya
Mar 15, 2017 By Bert Wishart
If like me you have gained a few extra pounds over the winter – Christmas and the various new year festivities will do that to you – you may be thinking of the coming summer months and wanting to get back into shape. One of the best ways to do...[ Click to read more ]
Nagoya’s Best Bicycle Shops
Feb 24, 2017 By Bert Wishart
Nagoya, with its wide roads and ample cycle paths, is a marvelous city to cycle around, so it is such a shame that so many people choose to clog up the sidewalks with their 'mamachari' bicycles. According to the Japanese National Police Agency, there were 71.551 million bicycles in Japan in...[ Click to read more ]
Ice Skating Around Aichi and Nagoya
Dec 27, 2016 By Bert Wishart
When it comes to winter sports, Japan is a little bit ice crazy. Hosting the Winter Olympics in 1964 (Sapporo) and most recently in 1998 (Nagano) has helped fuel a love for all things snow related. Although Nagoya may not be a winter wonderland like Sapporo or Nagano, however that doesn't mean...[ Click to read more ]
Bicycle tours of Kyoto
Jul 27, 2016 By Bert Wishart
Kyoto, in summer, is famed for its stifling humidity, but now as we head towards autumn and the weather cools it is a good time to visit the Imperial City and see some of the many sights - seventeen of which being UNESCO World Heritage Sites - for which it...[ Click to read more ]
Outdoor Pools Around Tokyo
Jul 23, 2016 By Bert Wishart
As you are probably by now only too well aware, summer certainly swelters here in Japan. This of course brings a multitude of problems, such as how to deal with with hot and sticky public transport, which isotonic sports drink to chug to replace lost minerals due to continuous sweating, and how...[ Click to read more ]
Koshien – Where Japanese Culture Plays Out Before Your Eyes
Jul 21, 2016 By Justin Hanus
"Some people believe football is a matter of life and death, I am very disappointed with that attitude. I can assure you it is much, much more important than that." Liverpool football coach Bill Shankly said that long ago but many in Japan would find it hard to believe the...[ Click to read more ]
Outdoor Swimming Pools in Nagoya
Jun 30, 2016 By Bert Wishart
This summer, as the heat starts to rise and perhaps the kids start complaining of nothing to do in the holidays, what could be better than heading out and getting into the pool? All around Nagoya, between July 20th and August 31st, there are outdoor public swimming pools, meaning you can...[ Click to read more ]
Aichi Beach Events, 2016
May 22, 2016 By Bert Wishart
Its getting to that time of year again when the thermostat starts to rise and thoughts of beaches spring to minds. Although Aichi isn’t necessarily famed for its beaches, there are plenty of nice places at which you and the family can play in the sea and catch a few...[ Click to read more ]
J League Soccer is Back!
Mar 28, 2016 By Bert Wishart
While sumo and baseball are the undoubted kings of Japanese sport, there is mounting evidence to say that, amongst the younger generations, soccer (サッカー) is fast becoming a force to be reckoned with. With the international women's teams winning the World cup in 2011 and finishing runners up in 2015,...[ Click to read more ]
