Skip the sumo clichés — learn the sports Japanese people actually argue about, and the words to join in.

Japan hosts big international sport every year, and the vocabulary of fandom is some of the most useful, repeatable Japanese you will ever learn.

By the end

By the end, you can follow a J.League or rugby broadcast, talk about school sports and fan culture, and use the Japanese that surrounds every stadium and dojo.

Who this is for

Learners around JLPT N4 who want to understand Japanese sport beyond the postcard image, whether they are going to a match next month or never leaving their sofa.