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Distro - Football Culture in Japan 

Chris Steele-Perkins 

2001. The Japanese have not embraced football with the fervour of other countries
in Asia. Baseball is the most popular sport in Japan, with football very
much in second place. But their co-hosting of the World Cup in 2002 might
just kick-start a wave of interest which could see footballs popularity
rival that of baseball.

However, football has a much longer pedigree in Japan than baseball, with
the first recorded game taking place in Kobe in 1871 between some Western
sailors and English teachers helped out by their pupils. It took forty years
before the Japanese Football Association (JFA)... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 1998

JAPAN. Mt Fuji. Football coaching by Fujigawa River. 1998. 

Chris Steele-Perkins 1999

Japan. Tokyo. Football. 1999. 

Chris Steele-Perkins 1999

Japan. Tokyo. School football. 2001. 

Chris Steele-Perkins 1999

JAPAN. Tokyo. Football. 1999. 

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Japan. Inagishi. Watoto childrens club practicing on Saturday... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2001

Japan. Inagishi. Watoto childrenÕs club practicing on Saturday... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2001

JAPAN. Tokyo. Wakato. Childrens' football club coached by Etienne... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2001

Japan. Inagishi. Watoto childrenÕs club practicing on Saturday... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2001

Japan. Amateur women's teams, Urawa Reinas FC, warm up before... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2001

Japan. Female referee for female match. 2001. 

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Japan. Pre match bow to the officials at womenÕs league match... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2001

Japan. Saitama stadium. This stadium has been specially built... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2001

Japan. Supporters football balloon for Urawa Red Diamonds at... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2001

Japan. Children's teams from around Saitama take part in the... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2001

Japan. Fans photograph their favourite players of Urawa Red Diamonds.... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2001

Japan. Children's teams from around Saitama take part in the... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2001

Japan. Young fans of Urawa Red Diamonds. 2001. 

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Japan. At the end of a demonstration match the fans of Urawa... 

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Japan. Helping to make a giant football cake outside Saitama... 

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Japan. Special coaching session for local kids teams outside... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2001

Japan. Special coaching session for local kids teams outside... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2001

Japan. Special coaching session for local kids teams outside... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2001

Japan. Supporters of Consadole Sapporo, from Northern Japan,... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2001

JAPAN. Tokyo. Supporters of Consadore Sapparo. 2001. 

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Japan. Supporters of Consadole Sapporo, from Northern Japan,... 

Chris Steele-Perkins 2001

Japan. Supporters of Consadole Sapporo, from Northern Japan,... 

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Japan. Outside the station by the National stadium supporters... 

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Japan. The new station at Saitama where a new stadium has been... 
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