J.League Journeys

10/05/2024

J League Journeys went to Ventforet Kofu’s home and had an absolute blast!! Check it out!!

This was one of the maddest games we've been to yet.It was amazing to finally get the chance to travel to Kofu and catch a home game at the JIT Recycle Ink S...

10/07/2023

We watched Omiya get smashed 5-1 and sent even further down the road to relegation. Fantastic day out though! Omiya Ardija are one of the best teams to go and watch.

Oooof, this is not what we were expecting...Finally made it back to Omiya after first seeing them during the peak of the restrictions (which you can check ou...

11/06/2023

I.League Journeys at Kawasaki Frontale vs Hiroshima Sanfreece!!! J. League Bad Boys!

07/04/2023

Kashima Antlers vs Hiroshima Sanfrecce!! This game had it all. Coming back to win 2-1 after being 1-0 down. A penalty. Angry fans trying to get at us. Meeting the players at the convenience store after the game. Amazing time and one of my favourite match day experiences!

Full video of our trip to Kashima as away fans supporting Sanfrecce Hiroshima, and this one has it all - meeting Hiroshima manger Michael Skibbe, seeing Japa...

24/02/2023

We went to the opening game of the new season!! Not only was it the first game of the new season, it was a derby and also the 2 best teams in the country. Lots of jokes in this one lol.

Opening game of the 2023 J League Season, Kawasaki Frontale vs Yokohama Marinos - the Kanagawa Derby, the 2022 Champions against the Runners Up, What a way t...

16/02/2023

We’re baaaaaack!! Back at what we do best. Watching football games in Japan. the Super Cup was a great way to get ready for the new season!

[Closed Captions Available for the Interview!]JLJ are back baby! First game since 2022 and we were absolutely gagging for it - watching the World Cup was goo...

11/02/2023

Super Cup time!!!

03/02/2023

Bit of a different video from us this time. We were invited to a training camp for pro footballers, attended by agents and top level coaches. February 11th will mark the return of the usual J League Journeys content when we attend the Super Cup between Yokohama F Marinos and Kofu Ventrofet!

Turn on Closed Captions!We were lucky enough to be invited down to a training camp for future J League stars (the week before a J League Selection Trial), an...

19/10/2022

We went to the Emperors Cup final (Japans equivalent of the FA cup) on Sunday between 2nd division side Ventrofet Kofu and 1st division side Sanfrecce Hiroshima. Was a fantastic final that went all the way down to penalties. And Kofu only went and bloody did it!

Absolute scenes here lads. Emperor's Cup Final 2022 - surely an easy win for J1 Sanfrecce Hiroshima against Ventforet Kofu, who are struggling in J2? Nope. A...

28/09/2022

Our trip to Yokohama F Marinos was a great one! Surely they’ll be winning the league??

Yokohama F Marinos was the first team we ever visited as J League Journeys, and when we did it was peak COVID, with full restrictions in place and to be hone...

23/09/2022

Vissel Kobe! This game had it all. Relegation scrap and a last minute winner. We were also invited to sit right behind the goal for the second half by the Kobe ultras.

Simply, WOW!!! Vissel Kobe vs Gamba Osaka is always a good game, but when the Kansai Derby has both teams in the relegation zone you know it's going to be ex...

19/08/2022

We went to Chiba prefecture to check out Kashiwa Reysol. High expectations for this one. Did it live up to expectations?

We were so excited about this one - closest seats to the pitch in the J.League, second in the league, excellent fans and a beautiful location. Maybe we got u...

15/08/2022

The 30th Anniversary celebration of Shimizu S-Pulse!

We were lucky enough to receive tickets for the Shimizu S-Pulse 30th Anniversary Match, held at the Japan National Stadium against Yokohama F Marinos! It was...

08/07/2022

New video is here! We visit Kawasaki Frontale, the current J.League champions! It was a great day out!

03/07/2022

Our latest video where we go and see Saitama’s Urawa Red Diamonds! Their stadium was an absolute 10/10. We’ve received so much love on this video with almost 9k views. Really proud of this one!

Hopped on the train for a trip over to Saitama to see Urawa Reds vs Nagoya Grampus, and man oh man what an unbelievable day out. Curry takoyaki and deep frie...

03/06/2022

Our next football adventure in Japan takes us to Ibaraki prefecture to see J League 2‘s Mito Hollyhock. Not gonna lie, think this is our best video yet.

Golden Week trip down to Ibaraki to watch J2 Mito Hollyhock vs. Ventforet Kofu. With beautiful blue skies and the stadium surrounded by rice fields, it felt...

27/05/2022

Latest J.League Journeys video is out! We went to Shizuoka prefecture. Took us 6 hours using various forms of transport including walking, bus, train, bullet train and taxi lol. All in torrential rain. Great stadium though! With funky beats coming from the crowd.

https://youtu.be/5zbuHja3sg8

Spent 6 hours taking a train, a bullet train, another train, and then a bus, to get from Tokyo to Shimizu S Pulse's IAI Stadium, only to get stuck in the hea...

08/05/2022

Latest video up! We visit Yokohama’s J League 3 team Y.S.C.C Yokohama. Great fun! Check it out!

We went down to J3 to watch YSCC Yokohama vs AC Nagano, and what a day it was! There was none of the big fanfare that comes with the big J1 teams and stadium...

25/03/2022

Our latest video is up! We went to FC Tokyo. We plan to try and visit this team a bunch this season. You have to watch this video to believe how great the fans were!

https://youtu.be/-7Q4x2-ZVMw

FC Tokyo: Best Fans in the J League?We went to Ajinomoto Stadium to see FC Tokyo vs Sanfrecce Hiroshima, and what a day it was. Top class stadium, amazing fa...

07/03/2022

The latest J League Journeys video is HERE! We go to Shonan Bellmare as they take on Kashiwa Reysol. Want to see what a football match in Japan is like? Want to see the best food the J League has to offer?? Then check this out.

J League Journeys: Shonan Bellmare (Best food in the J League?!): We hop over to Shonan to take in some sea air and end up with one of the best match days ye...

19/02/2022

We’re back for the 2022 J.League season! Check out our journey to the best classic football shirt store in Japan!

We recently bought FC Tokyo season tickets, so decided to head to Vintage Sports in Shibuya to try and find a few shirts to help us blend in with the ultras....

30/07/2021

Our trip to JEF United Chiba was a special one. The amazing fans made it a great match day!

Cheeky trip to Chiba to visit Jef United's Fukuda Denshi Arena. Cans, karaage, and the best football shirt ever made.

27/07/2021

Our first match day review was at Yokohama F.Marinos’ Nissan Stadium! Was a great day out!

In April, we went to the Nissan Stadium, home of Yokohama F Marinos, to watch them against Shonan Bellmare and to rate their match-day experience. What was b...

26/07/2021

The sunset from Omiya Ardija’s NACK5 Stadium was amazing!

25/07/2021

We saw J.League 2’s FC Machida Zelvia during Japanese rainy season. Lots of banter ensues.

Trekking all the way to Machida only for it rain non-stop...but at least we had the best J.League meal yet! Sausages, karaage, a juicy bit of pork, and about...

24/07/2021

Welcome to J.League Journeys. Two Englishmen looking for Japans best match day experience. Jリーグをみんなに共有したい二人のイギリス人です。 Here’s our most recent video! We visited Omiya Ardija in Saitama prefecture. Absolute cracking match day!

https://youtu.be/BgVwIin1ZME

A visit to the NACK5 stadium in Saitama to watch Omiya Ardija against FC Ryukyu, and what a day! Relegation battlers against promotion contenders, with great...