Playing rugby in Japan was an eye-opening experience for Wainuiomata High School's First XV, but it was experiencing the culture and generosity of the locals that really impressed the team.
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Sports grant provides Kiwi basketball players insights into Japanese culture
With help from a Foundation sports grant, the Tall Ferns and Tall Blacks basketball teams took time out from an intensive 10-day training camp earlier this year to experience some Japanese culture.
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24 hours in Tokyo wows young Kiwi golfers
Looking down on Tokyo from the top of the 634 metre Tokyo Sky tree was one of the highlights of their time in Japan for a group of young Kiwi golfers in the country for a competition in August.
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Junior rowers take in the sites and feel the heat in Japan
Rowing NZ high performance coordinator Michele Munro writes about taking the New Zealand Junior Rowing Team to Japan.
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Okinawa mecca for visiting karate group
Rowan Brickell writes about visiting dojo, training with locals and visiting cultural sites in Japan with a cohort from Goju Ryu Karate Do New Zealand.
The Foundation invites community groups to apply for community sports funding grants for sports groups travelling to Japan.
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School sports funding
The Foundation's School Sports Fund provides opportunities for secondary students to engage in cultural activities while already in Japan on sports-related activities.
