Fuchu Race Course, Tokyo
The Fuchu Tokyo Racecourse is JRA’s largest track, well known for the Tokyo Yushun (Japanese Derby), Japan Cup (GI), Japan Cup Dirt (GI) and Yasuda Kinen (GI) races.
The atmosphere of the racecourses in Japan differs somewhat to those in other countries (or at least Australia). The dress code of most gamblers is basically dress-down and there isn’t a concept of dressing up for the races. There are a lot of ‘obachan’ - older ladies who look like they are pretty serious gamblers who sit with their legs spread on the floor and eyes glued on the latest racing trends.
The horses parade around the grounds outside before each race to give you a good look at what’s on offer. Make sure you tick the right box when you gamble because it’s quite easy to tick ‘Kyoto’ instead of ‘Tokyo’ (as I did) because the Kanji are next to eachother on the sheet.
There is a 200 yen admission fee.
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