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2488 - Tokyo, Japan

This card was sent on World Postcard Day!

Tokyo 東京都 is the home of the NEC Blue Rockets NECブルーロケッツ, a men's semi-professional volleyball team that plays in the V.Premier League. The team's owner is NEC, a multinational information technology and electronics corporation.

The V.League is the top-level semi-professional volleyball league for men and women. It started in 1994. There are 10 teams in the men's league, and 12 in the women's league. NEC Blue Rockets have been the men's champions four times - 1992, 1994, 1996, and 1999. The Suntory Sunbirds are the current men's champions, while the JT Marvelous are the women's champions. 


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