The Japanese are playing GAA now, apparently

Endless Nameless

Have you guys heard of this before?

http://www.japangaa.com/

The Japan GAA is a non-profit, volunteer organisation founded in the Mid-90's devoted to promoting International friendship and understanding, primarily through participation in Gaelic Sport and Irish Culture, in Japan and throughout Asia.

Why would they want to spread Irish culture throughout Asia?

reprazant

Looks more like Irish people living in Japan are mainly playing GAA with a couple of others thrown in.

jester77

I know lots of people who play in the asian games. Lots of GAA clubs in Europe as well.

What's wrong with playing GAA in Japan? Have you never had some sushi or sake in Ireland

ClashCityRocker

I have Fr Dougal's voice in my head as I read the thread title.

4zn76tysfajdxp

Endless Nameless wrote: »

Why would they want to spread Irish culture throughout Asia?

Because they enjoy it and want others to try it to see if they'd like it too.

donvito99

ClashCityRocker wrote: »

I have Fr Dougal's voice in my head as I read the thread title.

Kato! Where would he spring from next? Ha...

antodeco

I guess Ill have to start a non-profit bukkake organisation so

osarusan

There's a town somewhere in Japan that started a cricket club to see if the novelty of it would draw tourists.

Quite a few people in Japan are interested in Celtic / Irish culture. I had a chat recently in a bar in Tokyo with a guy who knew a lot about Irish literature. My children's doctor once asked me if it was true that Aran sweaters were soaked in piSS. And for some baffling reason, Enya used to be huge here. They called it 'healing music.'

castletownman

The Riam McCarthy Cup

osarusan

jester77 wrote: »

What's wrong with playing GAA in Japan? Have you never had some sushi or sake in Ireland

Hardly the same thing though is it?

Dravokivich

What's the "now" all about? the quote you posted refers to them doing it since the '90's.

SEPT 23 1989

From looking at the website,i don't see many Japs playing

jester77

osarusan wrote: »

Hardly the same thing though is it?

OK, then how about all the Judo classes that are in Ireland. That's pretty much the same thing.

stoneill

I bet the feckers never give up in a match.

ScumLord

The website address sounds like manga.

WoollyRedHat

jester77 wrote: »

I know lots of people who play in the asian games. Lots of GAA clubs in Europe as well.

What's wrong with playing GAA in Japan? Have you never had some sushi or sake in Ireland

For **** sake , yes I have!

We're begining to produce Japanese popstars over here, its a cultural swap thing going on between us.

northernpower

WoollyRedHat wrote: »

For **** sake , yes I have!

We're begining to produce Japanese popstars over here, its a cultural swap thing going on between us.

True dat http://www.thejapanesepopstars.co.uk/

Rented Mule

antodeco wrote: »

I guess Ill have to start a non-profit bukkake organisation so

Someone always pays for it in the end.

Koptain Liverpool

I remember going to see this band in Tokyo a few years ago.

I knew nothing about them beforehand so it was a big surprise to see them with all the Irish instruments. God knows where they got them over there!
The guinness was flowing and the crowd was full of Japanese people wearing pogues t-shirts. I even met one guy wearing a Paul McGrath t-shirt!

General General

GAA in Japan, 問題ない.. it's fu cken William Butler Yeats & his fu cken Noh theatre sh!te that gets on my nerves.

kneemos

I can see it going international becoming professional and only available on Sky.

marketty

ClashCityRocker wrote: »

I have Fr Dougal's voice in my head as I read the thread title.

A great bunch of lads

Nodin

I'd say they'd be lethal at the hurlin.

Fr_Dougal

Hairy Japanese ba5tards!

Kidchameleon

People don't realize that there is an English team and an American team that compete for the all Ireland every year

They have some amazing photos on the website:

http://www.japangaa.com/photo/summer.JPG

mattjack

castletownman wrote: »

The Riam McCarthy Cup

Prayed in Cloke Park ?

YFlyer

The Japanese here in Ireland support Cork.

Paramite Pie

Endless Nameless wrote: »

Why would they want to spread Irish culture throughout Asia?

Same reason Judo, Jiujitsu and Karate spreads Japanese culture throughout the Western World? For example the Irish Judo Association use the traditional Japanese names for each move, despite being set up and run by ethnically Irish guys.

dd972

What, now?, you mean precisely at this moment in time?

Nodin

dd972 wrote: »

What, now?, you mean precisely at this moment in time?

Possibly. They're well known for their suprise attacks.