Japan has established itself as the top destination for top New Zealand rugby players who want to ply their trade offshore.
Firstly the money is good, the brand of rugby is enticing and flights back home are more favourable than other territories.
Several marquee All Blacks departed for the land of the rising sun following last year's World Cup.
But is it all beer and skittles for players who have made the move there?
Adam Burns filed this report.
