The tour itinerary would see the Blues take on Japan four times in the space of eight days – a gruelling schedule that would be watched by a combined total of more than 72,000 people.
Then it would be over to South Korea for three more matches against their national team.
The Japanese public lapped up the matches against City, with few western sides touring the country at that time.
“We went to Tokyo, Hiroshima and Nagoya and played four games against the Japan national team and each of the games got a fantastic response – there were some great crowds for those games,” says Tueart.
“We played in the national stadium in Tokyo which I think had the biggest of all the attendances.
The Japanese people were wonderful – very polite, respectful, and hospitable and it was a really enjoyable trip from start to finish.
“If I recall correctly, we visited the British Embassy while we were there and met the Ambassador.”
Young England winger Peter Barnes attracted plenty of attention on the trip.
The 19-year-old winger had scored along with Tueart in the Wembley win over Newcastle United and was an emerging talent in English football.
“I think we were one of the very first top English clubs to travel to Japan,” recalled Barnes.
“We had three games against the Japan national team before moving on to South Korea for three couple more matches.
“We went in May which is the rainy season and it chucked it down for a lot of the time we were there, especially in Tokyo!Peter Barnes
“We stayed at a lovely place called the Tokyo Prince Hotel and me, Tony Book and Gary Owen decided to go up to the roof where there was a terrace on one of the days when the sun was out. Tony stayed for an hour or so and we stayed – only we fell asleep and woke up with really bad sunburn!
“We were both bright red being fair-haired, and I remember our physio Roy Bailey coming to our rooms and putting camomile lotion all over us to try and calm our skin down.
“I don’t know what the Japanese fans made of it all. Tony was going mad at us for getting burnt on a matchday and I remember Rodney Marsh pinging a ball out to me in the first game and I chested it down and almost passed out with the pain of hitting my skin at speed.”