Japan American Football Association

Japan American Football Association

Formation	1934
Type	Non-profit
Headquarters	Tokyo
Location	Japan
Official language	Japanese (JP)
Website	americanfootball.jp

The Japan American Football Association oversees junior high school, high school, collegiate, club, and corporate American football teams throughout Japan. Since 1984, the JAFA has organized and sponsored the Rice Bowl, a championship game played between the college national champion and the X-League champion. It also organizes the Japan national American football teams.

History

Established in 1934, the JAFA consists of approximately 390 teams. JAFA has three different football leagues made up of 64 corporate-sponsored professional teams, 220 university teams, and 106 high school teams.

External links

Japan American Football Association

Collegiate American Football in Japan

East Japan - 東日本	Kanto Hokkaido Tohoku

West Japan - 西日本	Chushikoku Hokuriku Kansai Kyūshū Tokai

Bowl games	Azuma American Atom Christmas Heiwadai Ivy Japan Japan X Koshien Legacy Mirage Pearl Pine Rice Tokyo

People	Masafumi Kawaguchi Joe Roth Paul Rusch David Stant

Seasons	2015 2016

Major Venues	National Olympic Stadium Sapporo Dome Tomahawks Field Tokyo Dome Yokohama Stadium Yurtec Stadium Sendai

See also	American football in Japan Eyeshield 21 IFAF Asia JAFA Japan national American football team List of Japanese collegiate American football programs Paul Rusch Cup X-League

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