Prince Chichibu Memorial Rugby Ground — Attraction in Tokyo

The home of Japanese rugby. At a 27,000 capacity it still feels intimate enough while watching a League One fixture. The usual really good food and beverage (including drink service to your seat) you expect from Japanese sporting venues and…it seemed as though many spectators brought their own from nearby konbinis and were not blocked by the stadium management. Such innocent days.

My caveat is not with the venue but with League One. It’s more or less impossible to buy a ticket except online via a Japan Rugby account with a name that uses Japanese characters. I went to both sides of the stadium and the only way in was via a QR code on your phone.

This cannot be what the game needs when there are so many excellent players in the competition. Please, JRFU, make it simple for foreign visitors to enjoy the spectacle. Baseball in Japan has no...

This is a small and somewhat barebones Rugby stadium located in the heart of Tokyo, a very pleasant place to see a match. Outside food and drinks are permitted (and recommended as the vendors inside charge the usual stadium markup). People sitting on the far side from the entrance can expect to be in direct sunlight all afternoon...

The heart of rugby in Japan. A lot of rugby games are placed in here including Japan's Top league(recently many NZ and top players form the world are playing in the Japanese team.) and Super Rugby,(The hope stadium of Sunwolves) The field and seats is closer than other stadium in Japan because it is Rugby...