29 April 2022 A Royal Exhibition in Japan In the spring of 1922, the Prince of Wales paid a royal visit to Japan in reciprocation for Emperor Hirohito’s visit to the United Kingdom of the previous year... Read More
29 April 2022 A Royal Exhibition in Japan In the spring of 1922, the Prince of Wales paid a royal visit to Japan in reciprocation for Emperor Hirohito’s visit to the United Kingdom of the previous year... Read More
23 September 2019 Brave Blossoms exhibition in Tokyo Following its display during 2018/19 at the World Rugby Museum in Twickenham, the exhibition has traveled to Japan to tell the story of rugby in the tournament's host nation, charting the evolution of rugby alongside the development of modern Japan. Read More
24 June 2019 The Shimogamo Shrine: Rugby's First Religious Monument The Shimogamo Shrine is a designated UNESCO world heritage site that dates from the 6th Century. It is described in the Japanese origin myth as the final resting place of Yatagarasu, the three legged crow, who guided Japan’s first Emperor to his place of residence at Yamato. Read More
25 February 2019 Edmund Blunden - the War Poet who went to Japan Edmund Charles Blunden CBE MC is remembered as a well-travelled poet and war hero but fewer people are aware of his impact on the early development of rugby in Japan. Read More