Comments on: Group Harmony: Japan’s Fan Culture

By: ressam

ressam — Thu, 08 Jan 2009 14:57:27 +0000

Fans “not” behaving badly must be great atmosphere. Don’t tell me there’s no beer for sale at the games. Or saki.

By: Mike Salter

Mike Salter — Sun, 04 Jan 2009 06:30:49 +0000

I’ll never forget the display that the Urawa Reds fans made when they came to play Sydney FC in an Asian Champions League tie. They filled the supporters’ bay (hardly any A-League teams manage to do that!), their choreography, noise and flags were fantastic, and outside the ground they were the most good-natured bunch of supporters we’ve hosted. Certainly were great ambassadors for the J.League.

By: St John Rylance

St John Rylance — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 19:15:29 +0000

Well, I think the same can be said for soccer fans everywhere. We all come out with the same old chants. It’s not just a Japanese thing.

By: Clean Red Widgets

Clean Red Widgets — Fri, 26 Dec 2008 18:14:39 +0000

To your point about the organized nature of the chants…seems like there are certain things that will always be very Japanese. This is one of them…Going for order and “form”. seems very Japanese to me. Sometimes it seems as though they just can’t get way from the structure and regimen!

By: Physician Mortgage

Physician Mortgage — Fri, 19 Dec 2008 22:51:14 +0000

“holders of a British passport are entitled to discount tickets”.

That must be pretty insane. I can only imagine how many Tokyo-ites are British, and they must all be amazed at how Japanese culture includes them. Probably a pretty surreal scene.

Love the babelfish inspired English comment, and the Hunnnngrrry pic, LOL.

By: mikael

mikael — Sat, 06 Dec 2008 22:47:03 +0000

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By: St John Rylance

St John Rylance — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 09:20:55 +0000

Yes, beer is freely available at J-League games. But getting drunk for the sake of it isn’t a part of Japanese sports culture.

By: George McCumiskey

George McCumiskey — Fri, 28 Nov 2008 07:37:47 +0000

Fans “not” behaving badly must be great atmosphere. Don’t tell me there’s no beer for sale at the games. Or saki.

By: Katana Dave

Katana Dave — Thu, 06 Nov 2008 04:00:49 +0000

I find this article very interesting although I am actually not fan of any football or basefall team. I am just amazed at how the Japanese group harmony can be so apparent particularly in sports where the fans take seriously the way they would show their support in a very organized and even elaborate manner. This can cause some misunderstanding specifically to one who is not familiar with the Japanese customs but I find it admirable in a lot of ways and people from other nations can perhaps learn something from it.

By: Valu Acne

Valu Acne — Wed, 15 Oct 2008 16:14:53 +0000

I don’t like england football matches I prefer other leagues like Italian, Spanish or matches played at ex-Yugoslavian countries. You can see real spirit there and good tense atmosphere without unnecessary bullying. But I admit I’ve never been to Japanese live football game and by the pictures I see the atmosphere must be marvelous. This is my motivation to visit Japan I just have to check when are the biggest matches to visit some.

does anyone know the ticket prices for football match in Japan?