The 1971 England rugby union tour of the Far East was a series of matches played between September and October by an English national selection in Asia, as part of the RFU's centenary celebrations.

England struggled to overcome Japan in the match, despite outscoring the home side five tries to two (tries were still worth four points).

The second match of the series held under lights at the Chichibunomiya Rugby Stadium in Tokyo on Tuesday, 28 September 1971, before 25,000 people, was even closer than the previous game.

Japan then came back hard in the second half, getting three points of their own, with a penalty scored by flanker Yoshiharu Yamaguchi.

One of the Japanese centres, Koji Miyata, was tackled just three yards from the try line but the visitors eventually held out for a 6-3 win.