YOKOHAMA – The All Blacks crushed Eddie Jones’ Japan 64-19 in a one-off Test in Yokohama on Saturday as the visitors scored 10 tries in a routine victory.

The match was the first of an All Blacks tour that will see England, Ireland, France and Italy on successive weekends.

Japan drew first blood with Fiji-born winger Jone Naikabula stepping in to touch down near the posts in the fifth minute.

New Zealand hit back when Mark Tele’a stormed down the left wing and scored in the corner. Captain Patrick Tuipulotu then held off three tackles to get over the line before Damian McKenzie converted to make it 14-7.

Japan came right back, attacking from a line-out, poking holes in the defense before free forward Faulua Makisi crashed through a wide gap from a short-range ruck.

Japanese block Warner Dearns thought he had put the hosts back in front, taking a lucky leap to clear and gallop over the line, only for the effort to be denied.

Then the floodgates opened for New Zealand with Billy Proctor, Sam Cane, Samipeni Finau and Pasilio Tosi going over the line, the latter after a flurry of Asafo Aumua hookers to make it 36-12.

Just before half-time the All Blacks smashed their way over the line, Tamaiti Williams tackling the ball from behind a maul and McKenzie converting to make it 43-12 at the break.

Cam Roigard opened the scoring in the second half and put the visitors over the 50-point mark in the 44th minute after being let fly by the prostitute Aumua.

Japan managed to give the scoreboard operators some respite, repeatedly catching the now sloppy 22 All Blacks, but without breaking the wall of New Zealand’s defence.

The All Blacks’ attacks were often blunted and Japan again and again looked the most likely to score, but New Zealand’s error handling and returns frustrated their efforts.

In the 67th minute, Yoshitaka Yazaki made a blistering run down the right, but in the agony of the full-capacity Nissan Stadium he was brought down shortly after by McKenzie.

Seconds later though, Japanese substitute Uwe Helu, on his debut, scored the hosts’ third try and a successful conversion.

All Blacks substitute Ruben Love, on debut, claimed two late tries in three minutes off the bench as the Japanese defense disappeared.