When it’s winter on the mainland, major league baseball players aren’t the only ones to travel to the islands for off-season training. Okinawa is also a destination for professional soccer players looking to tune up their kicks and tricks for the upcoming season.

Starting in mid-January, you’ll find 20 teams from the J-League, Japan’s professional soccer league, practicing and holding exhibitions through the end of February.

This is a great time to catch some professional soccer around the island. And if you’re lucky you might catch well-known players like Andrés Iniesta with the Vissel Kobe and Jô with the Nagoya Grampus, showing off their skills on the field.

Best of all, the practices and games are free to watch, so don’t miss out on J-League spring training while you’re on the island!

J.League (Division 1)

Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo Dates: Feb. 3 - 15 Location: Kin Town Athletic Stadium (near Camp Hansen) GPS Coordinates: N 26.453745, E 127.912870

Vegalta Sendai Dates: Jan. 13 - 28 Location: Nishizaki Sports Park GPS Coordinates: N 26.146818, E 127.660798

Urawa Reds Dates: Jan. 14 - Feb. 9 Location: Kin Town Football Center (near Camp Hansen, Jan. 14 - Feb. 2), Kochinda Sports Park Soccer Field (Feb. 3 - 9) GPS Coordinates: N 26.458429, E 127.943065 (Kin Town Football Center), N 26.157036, E 127.716582 (Kochinda Sports Park Soccer Field)

FC Tokyo Dates: Jan. 7 - 21 Location: Kaigin Field Kunigami GPS Coordinates: N 26.725281, E 128.161727

Kawasaki Frontale Dates: Feb. 2 - 9 Location: Gosamaru Athletic Field GPS Coordinates: N 26.258929, E 127.793832

Gamba Osaka Dates: Jan. 13 - Feb. 1 Location: Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium (Jan. 13 - 22), Gosamaru Athletic Field (Jan. 25 - Feb. 1) GPS Coordinates: N 26.308545, E 127.821276 (Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium), N 26.258929, E 127.793832 (Gosamaru Athletic Field)

Vissel Kobe Dates: Jan. 26 - Feb. 2 Location: Zanpa Premium Zanpa Misaki Ball Park (near Torii Station) GPS Coordinates: N 26.437010, E 127.716666

Sagan Tosu Dates: Jan. 17 - Feb. 3 Location: Yomitan Athletic Field (near Torii Station and Kadena Air Base) GPS Coordinates: N 26.399455, E 127.745315

Nagoya Grampus Dates: Jan. 31 - Feb. 8 Location: Koganemori Koen Athletic Field GPS Coordinates: N 26.189998, E 127.733070

Yokohama F. Marinos Dates: Jan. 12 - 20 Location: Ishigaki City Soccer Park Akanma GPS Coordinates: N 24.424758, E 124.210235

J.League (Division 2)

FC Mito Holly Hock Dates: Jan. 18 - 28 Location: Tomigusuku Sogo Koen Athletic Stadium GPS Coordinates: N 26.173512, E 127.691611

Omiya Aldija Dates: Jan. 13 – Feb. 2 Location: Nishihara Chomin Athletic Park (Jan. 13 – 22) Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium (Jan. 25 – Feb. 2) GPS Coordinates: N 26.235621, E 127.756451 (Nishihara Chomin Athletic Park), N 26.308545, E 127.821276 (Tapic Kenso Hiyagon Stadium)

Giravanz Kitakyushu Dates: Feb. 1 – 8 Location: Tomigusuku Sogo Koen Athletic Stadium GPS Coordinates: N 26.173512, E 127.691611

Fagiano Okayama Dates: Jan. 19 – 26 Location: Akama Sogo Athletic Park Soccer Field GPS Coordinates: N 26.471906, E 127.841919

V. Varen Nagasaki Dates: Jan. 13 - 25 Location: Koganemori Koen Athletic Field GPS Coordinates: N 26.189998, E 127.733070

Tokyo Verdy Dates: Jan. 26 - Feb. 7 Location: Nishihara Chomin Athletic Park GPS Coordinates: N 26.235621, E 127.756451 (Nishihara Chomin Athletic Park)

Kyoto Sanga F.C. Dates: Jan. 23 - Feb. 2 Location: Kochinda Athletic Park Soccer Field GPS Coordinates: N 26.156951, E 127.716120

F.C. Machida Zervia Dates: Jan. 20 - 26 Location: Kin Town Athletic Stadium (near Camp Hansen) GPS Coordinates: N 26.453745, E 127.912870

Jef United Ichihara Chiba Dates: Jan. 13 - Feb. 1 Location: Nanjo shi Athletic Stadium GPS Coordinates: N 26.145052, E 127.769773

J.League (Division 3)

Vanraure Hachinohe Football Club Dates: Feb. 1 - 11 Location: Motobu cho Athletic Park GPS Coordinates: N 26.675014, E 127.895142