When will the king's reign end?
For J.League fans in the capital, all roads will lead to Ajinomoto Stadium on Saturday for the FC Tokyo-Urawa Reds match.
It should be an exciting game, and a great occasion, as the fans of both teams will provide a noisy, colourful spectacle.
In their last home game, FC Tokyo thrashed Kashima Antlers 5-1, and the last time Urawa Reds played, in the Nabisco Cup semifinal second leg, they put six past Shimizu S-Pulse at Komaba.
It's hard to imagine Saturday's game being a 0-0 draw!
Before the FC Tokyo-Antlers match, an FC Tokyo fan asked me to go to Kashiwa on the last day of the second stage, as there would be special FC Tokyo celebrations to mark the final league game of the King of Tokyo, Amaral.
The friendly supporter said Amaral would retire after that game after such distinguished service to the club.
Against Antlers, Amaral had a fine match, scoring once with a back-post header and playing a part in several more goals.
After the game I asked him about his retirement, and this is what he said:
"I think I can continue playing for two more years after this season because my motivation is still strong," said Amaral, who will be 37 years old on Thursday.
"Of course I would like to do that with FC Tokyo if possible, because I like the team and I feel I can help the younger players with my experience.
"But I would also be interested in playing in J2. It gave me great satisfaction to help FC Tokyo get promoted to J1, and I would like the same challenge with another club if it's not possible to stay with FC Tokyo.
"I usually score 15 or 16 goals a season, and this time I have only two in the league. But I feel I am still contributing a lot to the team and creating goals for other players. I am happy with my form because the team is strong."
Amaral will be trying to improve that scoring record against Urawa in what should be a cracking match, as FC Tokyo manager Hiromi Hara faces his old team in another interesting twist.
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