Koshien Bowl
The Koshien Bowl (甲子園ボウル) is the annual Japanese American college football national championship game, usually played in December at Koshien Stadium. From the 1949 season until 2008 season, the game was held as the final game of Japan University American Football Championship. The game is held between 2 universities from East Japan (Hokkaido, Tohoku, Kanto) and West Japan (Tokai, Hokuriku, Kansai, Chushikoku, Kyushu). Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters is the most successful team with 33 titles (4 shared). Nihon University Phoenix is second with 21 titles (2 shared). Game results Winners In ''Italics'' title shared. See also *College Football Playoff National Championship The College Football Playoff National Championship is a post-season college football bowl game, used to determine a national champion of the NCAA Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS), which began play in the 2014 college football season. ... References External linksOfficial we ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Mainichi Shimbun
The is one of the major newspapers in Japan, published by In addition to the ''Mainichi Shimbun'', which is printed twice a day in several local editions, Mainichi also operates an English language news website called ''The Mainichi'' (previously ''Mainichi Daily News''), and publishes a bilingual news magazine, ''Mainichi Weekly''. It also publishes paperbacks, books and other magazines, including a weekly news magazine, ''Sunday Mainichi''. It is one of the four national newspapers in Japan; the other three are the ''Asahi Shimbun'', the ''Yomiuri Shimbun'' and the '' Nihon Keizai Shimbun''. The Sankei Shimbun and The ''Chunichi Shimbun'' are not currently in the position of a national newspaper despite a large circulation for the both respectively. History The history of the ''Mainichi Shinbun'' began with the founding of two papers during the Meiji period. The ''Tokyo Nichi Nichi Shimbun'' was founded first, in 1872. The ''Mainichi'' claims that it is the oldest existing ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association
The Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (東北学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) is an American college football league made up of colleges and universities in northeastern part of Honshu , historically called , is the largest and most populous island of Japan. It is located south of Hokkaidō across the Tsugaru Strait, north of Shikoku across the Inland Sea, and northeast of Kyūshū across the Kanmon Straits. The island separ ..., particularly the Tohoku region. Overview The Hokkaido American Football Association is the highest level of collegiate football in northeastern Honshu. Member schools Division 1 Division 2 Pine Bowl The champion of the Tohoku League plays in the Pine Bowl against the champion of the Hokkaido League for the North Japan championship. External links * (Japanese) American football in Japan American football leagues College athletics conferences in Japan {{Americanfootball-stub ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Kyoto University
, mottoeng = Freedom of academic culture , established = , type = National university, Public (National) , endowment = ¥ 316 billion (2.4 1000000000 (number), billion USD) , faculty = 3,480 (Teaching Staff) , administrative_staff = 3,978 (Total Staff) , students = 22,615 , president = Nagahiro Minato , city = Kyoto , state = Kyoto Prefecture, Kyoto , country = Japan , coor = , undergrad = 13,038 , postgrad = 9,308 , campus = Urban area, Urban,, , colors = Dark blue (color), Dark blue , nickname = Kyodai , mascot = None , free_label = Athletics , free = 48 varsity teams , affiliations = Kansai Big Six, Association of Southeast Asian Institutions of Higher Learning, ASAIHL , logo = , website www.kyoto-u.ac.jp , or , is a public university, public research university located in Kyoto, Japan. Founded in 1897, it is one of the former Imperial Universities and the second oldest university in Japan. KyotoU is consistent ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Rikkyo University
, also known as Saint Paul's University, is a private university, in Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan. Rikkyo is known as one of the six leading universities in the field of sports in Tokyo (東京六大学 "Big Six" — Rikkyo University, University of Tokyo, Keio University, Waseda University, Meiji University, and Hosei University). A leading liberal arts teaching and research institution, the university is the largest Anglican Christian affiliated university in Japan. The university is internationally oriented and involved in numerous international programmes and projects. Rikkyo maintains contact with more than 140 educational institutions abroad for the purpose of exchanging lecturers, students and projects. With more than 700 students from outside Japan, the institution has 20,000 students, and 2,700 teachers and staff members. Rikkyo University's deviation value is in the top 10 in the ranking of private universities in Japan. Rikkyo Gakuin Rikkyo Primary School, Rikkyo Ikebuk ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Kansai University
, abbreviated as or , is a private non-sectarian and coeducational university with its main campus in Suita, Osaka, Japan and two sub-campuses in Sakai and Takatsuki, Osaka. Founded as Kansai Law School in 1886, It has been recognized as one of the four leading private universities in western Japan: , along with Kwansei Gakuin University, Doshisha University, and Ritsumeikan University. In 2013, the university was ranked eighth among Japanese private universities for "schools to which parents wish to send their child," and is ranked consistently in the top 10 in other categories as well. The athletic teams at Kansai University are known as the Kaisers and are primarily members of the Kansai Big 6. The Kansai-Kwansei Gakuin rivalry is a college rivalry between two universities located in Kansai, Japan. History Early history of Kansai University Origins The academic traditions of the university reach back to the Hakuensyoin ( 泊園書院), an Tokugawa shogunate (徳川幕府 ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Meiji University
, abbreviated as Meiji (明治) or Meidai (明大'')'', is a private research university located in Chiyoda City, the heart of Tokyo, Japan. Established in 1881 as Meiji Law School (明治法律学校, ''Meiji Hōritsu Gakkō'') by three Meiji-era lawyers, Kishimoto Tatsuo, Miyagi Kōzō, and Yashiro Misao, Meiji University is one of the oldest and most prestigious institutions of higher learning in Japan. The university has a total of approximately 33,000 students on all four campuses around the Greater Tokyo Area: Surugadai, Izumi, Ikuta, and Nakano. Meiji is organized into 10 undergraduate, 12 graduate, 4 professional graduate schools; and operates 15 world-class research centers and a museum. It began its first partner agreement in 1986 with York University in Canada, and currently partners with 363 universities and institutions in 56 countries. Some of the university's partners include: Stanford University, Columbia University, the University of Oxford, the University of Ca ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Doshisha University
, mottoeng = Truth shall make you free , tagline = , established = Founded 1875,Chartered 1920 , vision = , type = Private , affiliation = , calendar = , endowment = €1 billion (JP¥169.6 billion) , debt = , rector = , officer_in_charge = , chairman = , chancellor = , president = Matsuoka Takashi , vice-president = Nobuhiro Tabata, Yasuhiro Kuroki, Tsutao Katayama, Takashi Nishimura , superintendent = , provost = , vice_chancellor = , principal = , dean = , director = , head_label = , head = , faculty = 2,357 (800 full-time, 1557 part-time) , staff = , students = , undergrad = 27,024 , postgrad = 2,298 , doctoral = , divinity = , residents = , other = , profess = , alumni ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Keio University
, mottoeng = The pen is mightier than the sword , type = Private research coeducational higher education institution , established = 1858 , founder = Yukichi Fukuzawa , endowment = N/A , president = Prof. Kohei Itoh , city = Minato , state = Tokyo , country = Japan , coor = , faculty = full time 2,791 , administrative_staff = full-time 3,216 , students = 33,437 , undergrad = 28,641 , postgrad = 4,796 , doctoral = 1,426excluding master course students as students in "Doctorate (prior)" , other_students = 0 In 2021, research students and auditors were not recruited due to the global epidemic of COVID‐19 (coronavirus disease). , campus = Urban , free_label = Athletics , free ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Nihon University
, abbreviated as , is a private university, private research university in Japan. Its predecessor, Nihon Law School (currently the Department of Law), was founded by Yamada Akiyoshi, the Minister of Justice (Japan), Minister of Justice, in 1889. It is one of Japan's leading private university, private universities. The university's name is derived from the Japanese word "Nihon" meaning Japan. Nihon University now has "16 colleges and 87 departments, 20 postgraduate schools, 1 junior college which is composed of 5 departments, 1 correspondence division, 32 research institutes and 3 hospitals." The number of students exceeds 70,000 and is the largest in Japan. University profile Most of the university's campuses are in the Kantō region, the vast majority in Tokyo or surrounding areas, although two campuses are as far away from Tokyo as Shizuoka Prefecture and Fukushima Prefecture. These campuses mostly accommodate single colleges or schools ( in Japanese). In December 2016 the ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Kyūshū Collegiate American Football Association
The Kyūshū Collegiate American Football Association (九州学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) is an American college football league made up of colleges and universities primarily on the island of Kyushu, Japan; one school is located on Okinawa Island. Overview The champion of the Kyūshū League competes with the champions of the Tōkai League, the Chushikoku League, and the Hokuriku League for the right to face the Kansai League champion in the Flash Bowl for the West Japan championship. Member schools Division 1 Division 2 League A League B Division 1 League Champions Heiwadai Bowl The champion of the Kyūshū League plays in the Heiwadai Bowl against the champion of the Chushikoku Collegiate American Football Association The Chushikoku Collegiate American Football Association (中四国学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) is an American college football league made up of colleges and universities primarily on the island of Shikoku; two sc ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Chushikoku Collegiate American Football Association
The Chushikoku Collegiate American Football Association (中四国学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) is an American college football league made up of colleges and universities primarily on the island of Shikoku; two schools are located in the Chūgoku region of Honshū. Overview The Chushikoku Collegiate American Football Association is the highest level of collegiate football in the island of Shikoku. Member schools Division 1 Division 2 League Champions Heiwadai Bowl The champion of the Chushikoku League plays in the Heiwadai Bowl against the champion of the Kyūshū Collegiate American Football Association The Kyūshū Collegiate American Football Association (九州学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) is an American college football league made up of colleges and universities primarily on the island of Kyushu, Japan; one school is locate ... in the West Japan playoff bracket. External links * (Japanese) American football in Japan Amer ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |
|
Kansai Collegiate American Football League
The Kansai Collegiate American Football League (関西学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) is an American college football league made up of fifty-three colleges and universities in the Kansai region of Japan Japan ( ja, 日本, or , and formally , ''Nihonkoku'') is an island country in East Asia. It is situated in the northwest Pacific Ocean, and is bordered on the west by the Sea of Japan, while extending from the Sea of Okhotsk in the north .... Overview The Kansai League is a major college football league in West Japan. The league is divided into three divisions. The winner of the league receives an automatic bid to the college football playoffs. Member Schools Division 1 Division 1 is the highest level in the Kansai league. The winner from Division 1 goes on to play for the West Japan title. Block A B Block Division 2 A Block B Block Division 3 A Block B Block C Block D Block Division 4 Block A Block B Open Six Player Block A B ... [...More Info...]       [...Related Items...]     OR:     [Wikipedia]   [Google]   [Baidu]   |