Due to time constraints and the secret inner trainspotter in me, which has emerged due to the phenomenal train system in Japan, I’ve just got back from a 24 hour round trip to the Fukuoka away game, only possible via shink. And 2 types of …

.........and off again, but in a way, that was the red card cherry on top of the opening game cake. A local derby game with the recently relegated Gamba Osaka was always going to be a gooden, and it didn't disappoint on the drama front. It…

Last weekend’s friendly against Gifu took me to the (even colder than Kyoto) Gifu prefecture. I had intended to stay over one night and experience a bit of suburban Japan, but alas there was no sports bar to be had and thus no way to watch…

Uhmmmmm...I can't wait new season!!! Come on SANGA! Fixtures here. http://www.sanga-fc.jp/games/

So they listened then. At the end of last season, every Sanga fan had "Just have a shot!" bursting out of them. Well, today, we saw what they've been working on over the break......just having a shot. They not only displayed their trademar…

Hey!I'm Ted.but I'm Japanese.I'm Gordon's friend.I don't know why he call me Ted. I really like football and Supporting Kyoto SANGA F.C. too. I hope many expat coming over to NISHI KYOGOKU. Gordon and me were went to SANGA's training camp …

I’m kicking off this blog with a trip to the ‘Kick-off Festa’ event to mark the beginning of the new season. A type of event perhaps unique to Japanese football and rarely seen back home, an event dedicated to having the fans come together…

This blog tells the story of Kyoto Sanga FC, I, a fan since last season (2011/12). Once known as ‘Kyoto Purple Sanga’, ‘purple’ was removed from the team name yet remains ever present in the kit and anything related to the team. The essenc…