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TAKAMATSU

Japan Times
COMMUNITY / Our Lives / THE FOREIGN ELEMENT
May 5, 2014
English morris dancing hits Japan, with all the bells and whistles
The English form of folk dancing known as morris dates back to the Middle Ages and involves costumed groups of dancers stepping in time to music. Barely seen in Japan before, this traditional art can now be experienced in the most unexpected of locations: Shikoku.
BASKETBALL
Apr 11, 2014
Takamatsu edges Osaka in series opener
While playing in their 47th regular-season game on Friday night in Moriguchi, Osaka Prefecture, two bj-league teams shared several other similarities. Until the final second of the 40-minute game.
BASKETBALL / BJ-LEAGUE NOTEBOOK
Mar 19, 2014
Takamatsu struggling to turn things around
The Takamatsu Five Arrows have had a topsy-turvy season. It started off fairly well, with a 13-7 record to open up the season.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
Feb 26, 2014
Hi-Red Center's quiet actions still reverberate today
Few artists would consider cleaning the city streets, designing custom-built nuclear shelters or fighting charges of counterfeiting money as part of their activities. But then most artists don't share the concerns that the members of Hi-Red Center (HRC) had as one of the most radical art groups to have...
Japan Times
LIFE / Travel / BACKSTREET STORIES
Feb 22, 2014
Arisugawa-no-Miya's no mere people's park
Tokyo's weather in February is unpredictable, so when the day I have set aside for exploring features a record-breaking blizzard, I'm not surprised. So, bundled up like Everest conqueror Edmund Hillary, I exit Hiroo Station in Minato Ward to find the air feathered with swirling flakes and the streets...
BASKETBALL
Feb 16, 2014
Dixon leads by example as Hamamatsu edges Takamatsu
This much is certain: Jermaine Dixon is the most important player on the Hamamatsu Higashimikawa Phoenix roster.
BASKETBALL
Feb 2, 2014
Akita holds off Takamatsu for 11th consecutive victory
The Akita Northern Happinets edged the Takamatsu Five Arrows on Sunday, winning 77-75 to record a two-game series sweep on the road.
BASKETBALL
Jan 14, 2014
Golden Kings roll past Five Arrows at home
The Ryukyu Golden Kings have a superb home-court advantage in Okinawa. The team's rabid, rowdy fans always make that possible, and are among the bj-league's team attendance leaders season after season.
BASKETBALL
Dec 31, 2013
Five Arrows end 2013 on high note
The Takamatsu Five Arrows closed out 2013 with a positive finish: a 63-50 New Year's Eve triumph over the Niigata Albirex BB.
BASKETBALL
Nov 22, 2013
Takamatsu outlasts Osaka in OT
Dexter Lyons scored a game-high 35 points and four teammates reached double figures in points in a 101-95 overtime victory over the visiting Takamatsu Five Arrows on Friday night.
BASKETBALL
Nov 15, 2013
Nara outmuscles Takamatsu on the glass, triumphs in series opener
Oklahoma State product Anthony Brown scored 21 points, grabbed nine rebounds and blocked four shots and Joe Chapman added 20 points to lead the Bambitious Nara to a series-opening 73-64 victory over the Takamatsu Five Arrows on Friday night.
BASKETBALL
Oct 27, 2013
Shimane routs Takamatsu for first victory of season
Led by big man Jeral Davis' powerful presence (five dunks), the Shimane Susanoo Magic salvaged a series split on Sunday, and with it, they took a step in the right direction.
BASKETBALL
Oct 6, 2013
Williams provides spark as Takamatsu beats Fukuoka
Away from the bright lights in the big city, big man Paul Williams honed his skills at St. Bonaventure University in upstate New York.
Japan Times
CULTURE / Art
May 16, 2013
'Masterpieces of Arts and Crafts in the Prince Arisugawa and Prince Takamatsu Families'
To commemorate the 125th anniversary of the Japan Art Association, The Ueno Royal Museum is presenting a collection of arts and crafts that once belonged to the Arisugawa (1835-1895) and Takamatsu (1905-1987) imperial families.
BASKETBALL
Mar 8, 2013
Five Arrows overwhelm 89ers in decisive fourth quarter
The Takamatsu Five Arrows scored 28 fourth-quarter points — twice as many as the host Sendai 89ers — in an 82-70 victory on Thursday night in their bj-league series opener.

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