Category : Sports
Golf at Koga Links
This weeks golf was at Koga Golf Links Club in Ibaragi-ken (茨城県). Most courses in Japan are built in the mountains which means a lot...
Tokyo2016Today.com
Tokyo2016Today.com is a site focused on showing stories about Tokyo’s bid for the 2016 Olympic / Paralympic Games. As some of you know, myself and...
Adidas Futsal Shibuya
The adidas Futsal Park in Shibuya has been in place for a few years now. I was asked by a reader to show some photos...
J-League Soccer
Soccer became popular in Japan following the creation of the professional J-League and then the hosting of the Soccer World Cup in 2002. I was...
Tiger v. Ishikawa, British Open
Ryo Ishikawa is considered by many in Japan to be the Japanese version of Tiger Woods. He hasn’t won that many tournaments yet, but he...
Tokyo 2016 Project
Recently I have been busy working with 3 fellow J-Bloggers on a community blog project to support the Tokyo2016 Bid for the Olympic and Paralympic...
Hatagaya, Olympics, Tokyo 2016
I was invited to an event held at the Fukuda kindergarten (福田幼稚園) in Hatagaya, Shibuya, over the weekend and attended with Shane Sakata from The...
Rilakkuma at golf
Just catching up now on the photos from the golfing trip last week with Rilakkuma. The weather was not bad, the score not the greatest,...
Golf is never boring
I played golf in Chiba yesterday and for those following on twitter @Shibuya246 you will have seen some of the tweets live as I made...
Cloud Patterns
I played golf today in Chiba and will be posting tomorrow details of the day which included a detour to the back of a police...
Take Me Out To Golf
I recently wrote about the gaining popularity of golf with Japanese girls. Today, I received a promotion mail this morning from ALBA.Net, the publishers of...
Golf at Mt Fuji
I recently had the chance to play golf at Asagiri Country Golf which is located right next to Mt Fuji. The views from the golf...
Inside the locker room
Having spent four hours on the golf course staring at Mt Fuji most of the time it was nice to get back in the clubhouse...
Boys Day, Mt Fuji
I went away on the weekend to play golf near Mt Fuji and just got back. On the way to the golf course I passed...
Golf Range, Marukobashi
I tried out a new golf driving range the other day on the banks of the Tamagawa River (多摩川) near Futagotamagawa. I normally visit the...
Golf gains popularity with Japanese girls
In the bubble years, the image of golf in Japan was one of wealthy businessmen paying exorbitant sums of money to be members of elite...
Golf in Shibuya
Whilst many people are familiar with the driving ranges at Lotte Kasai or Jingu Golf Club, some of the smaller ranges often go unnoticed on...