Volume 04, Number 18

25th Japan Scottish Highland Games
Enjoy Highland Hospitality in Tokyo.
by Phil Gibb

For one day in the year, a small corner of Tokyo is transformed into a pageant of Scottish tradition and color, fun and games and good old Highland hospitality. This year, the 25th Annual Japan-Scottish Highland Games will be held on Sunday, Oct. 7th, from 10:30am until 4:30pm on the grounds of Kanda University at Makuhari.

All the familiar things associated with the Games will be featured including bagpipes and drums, kilts and sporrans, Glengarry caps and tartan shawls, pipers, dancers, 5-aside football, caber tossing, hammer throwing, children's running races, soft drinks, tea and coffee, hot dogs, scones and cakes, haggis and of course whisky.

Football is another proud Scottish heritage and the five-a-side football tournament for the Magellan Cup will feature amateur teams of many nationalities competing vigorously for victory in two competitions.

The Games have long been popular with ex-pat and local families alike and one reason is that the spacious grounds of Kanda University provide a safe place for children to do what they do best; run wild. With all that's going on; displays, competitions, stalls and other attractions, this is one of the best value- for-money days out in Tokyo's autumn calendar. Entrance to the Games is ¥1,500 for adults and ¥600 for students. Children (elementary school and younger) admitted free.

The Japan-Scottish Highland Games are organised by the Highland Games Committee, a non-profit body with ties to the Japan-Scotland Society, The Tokyo Scottish Blue Bell Club, The Tokyo Piping Society and the St Andrew's Society of Yokohama and Tokyo. Any profits arising from the Games are distributed to charity. For further information please contact Phil Gibb, Scottish Highland Games Convenor on 03-3769- 5511 or visit www.japanhighlandgames.com