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- 7 tips for foreign baseball players from Alex Ramirez
- April 6th, 2012Category: Outdoor/Sports
- Alex Ramirez is a professional baseball player for the Yokohama DeNA BayStars. In an interview with Nikkan Yakyu Sokuho, Ramirez mentions seven points that foreign baseball players need to pay attention to in order to succeed in Japan. 1. Be ready to bury yo ... » Continue Reading
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- Japan on Foot – Part 1
- March 29th, 2012Category: Outdoor/Sports
- "Japan on Foot" (published by Fine Line Press) chronicles the exploits of two “roving reporters” (one English, one Japanese) who set off to capture the spirit of Japan by walking the length and breadth of the country, a 15-month odyssey of 7,500 kilometers. Mary reco ... » Continue Reading
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- Where to enjoy the cherry blossoms
- March 20th, 2012Category: Outdoor/Sports
- “Hanami” or cherry blossom viewing is one of the most traditional Japanese customs during the spring season. Parks on weekends and in the evenings on weekdays are full of people drinking and singing karaoke usually in the last week or March and the first week of Apr ... » Continue Reading
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- Outdoor ice skating rink opens at Tokyo Midtown
- January 6th, 2012Category: Outdoor/Sports
- If you're looking for somewhere to go ice skating this winter, try the newly opened outdoor ice skating rink at Tokyo Midtown in Roppongi. Each January and February, the rink draws ice skating enthusiasts, both Japanese and foreign. Turin Olympic figure skating gold ... » Continue Reading
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- Visit the snow country of Hokkaido and Yuzawa this winter
- October 31st, 2011Category: Outdoor/Sports, Travel
- Do you have plans for this winter? If you're thinking of traveling in Japan, head north to Hokkaido or Yuzawa. Both areas have great ski grounds and snowy landscape, and both places offer superb cuisine in winter. Here is an introduction to some attractive places in ... » Continue Reading
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- A Sports Road Trip in Asia
- February 18th, 2011Category: Outdoor/Sports
- The biggest advantage for the development of touch footy in the Asian region is road trips! By this I mean tournaments that invite overseas teams to participate. The tournaments that we have been invited to in the past have been in Seoul (Sept) and Shanghai (Nov). ... » Continue Reading
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- Tokyo Yamathon: The Ultimate Urban Adventure
- February 17th, 2011Category: Events, Outdoor/Sports
- Providing access to the heart of central Tokyo, I have travelled on the Yamanote line countless times before. Although I have never travelled its full circle in one go, I know it would take approximately one hour. I wonder how long it would take to walk it…? This was ... » Continue Reading
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- Touch footy in Asia
- January 21st, 2011Category: Events, Outdoor/Sports
- Touch football is a fast growing sport in Asia. It’s played in Hong Kong, Singapore, Malaysia, China, Korea and Japan amongst many other countries in the region. Some of the countries are quite established as the touch football governing bodies have introduced touch ... » Continue Reading
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- Extreme sports as martial arts cross-training
- September 28th, 2010Category: Culture, Outdoor/Sports
- In the last blog entry I spoke about the advantages to using capoeira for martial arts and/or sports cross-training. In this entry however, I would like to shoot to the opposite end of the spectrum and share my experience using extreme sports as a way to cross-train f ... » Continue Reading
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- Hakone Ryokan Experience
- June 9th, 2010Category: Outdoor/Sports
- Hakone is one of the most popular destinations in Japan and is located just 1 hour by train from central Tokyo, making it the perfect getaway from the hustle and bustle of city life. The rural town boasts hot springs, outdoor activities, parks, traditional attrac ... » Continue Reading
- Hakone: A Day Trip to Remember
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- Snapshots With the GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition
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- Signing Up For A Gym Membership In Japan
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- Traditional Japanese Game: Hanetsuki
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