List of Japanese collegiate American football programs

This is a list of the schools in Japan that have varsity football teams and are overseen by the Japan American Football Association.

There are a total of eight leagues divided between East Japan (東日本) and West Japan (西日本). Each league has at least two tiers of program. The top or first tier is the only one that sends teams to the post season tournament. The remaining teams are in lower tiers that can not compete in the post season, but may play their way into the top tier via promotion and relegation.

East (東日本)

The leagues comprising the East are:

  • Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association
  • Hokkaido American Football Association
  • Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association
Team Nickname City Prefecture League First
Played
Akita Ogres Akita Akita Tohoku
Chuo Racoons Hachiōji Tokyo Kantoh 1967
Hokkai Gakuen Golden Bears Sapporo Hokkaido Hokkaido
Hokkaido Big Green Sapporo Hokkaido Hokkaido 1974
Hokusei Gakuen Pirates Sapporo Hokkaido Hokkaido
Hosei Tomahawks Tokyo Tokyo Kantoh
Iwate Bisons Morioka Iwate Tohoku 1990
Keio Unicorns Minato Tokyo Kantoh 1935
Kokushikan Rhinoceros Setagaya Tokyo Kantoh (Big 8)
Meiji Griffins Setagaya Tokyo Kantoh 1934
Nihon Phoenix Chiyoda Tokyo Kantoh 1940
NSSU Triumphant Lion Setagaya Tokyo Kantoh 1956
Obihiro Cowboys Obihiro Hokkaido Hokkaido
Rikkyo St. Paul's Rushers Toshima Tokyo Kantoh 1934
Sapporo Cubs Sapporo Hokkaido Hokkaido
Sapporo Gakuin Crimson Knights Ebetsu Hokkaido Hokkaido 1978
Sendai Silver Falcons Sendai Miyagi Tohoku
Senshu Green Machine Chiyoda Tokyo Kantoh (Big 8)
Tohoku Hornets Sendai Miyagi Tohoku
Tohoku Gakuin Kayaks Sendai Miyagi Tohoku
Waseda Big Bears Shinjuku Tokyo Kantoh 1934

West (西日本)

The leagues comprising the West are:

  • Chushikoku Collegiate American Football Association
  • Hokuriku Collegiate American Football League
  • Kansai Collegiate American Football League
  • Kyūshū Collegiate American Football Association
  • Tokai Collegiate American Football Association
Team Nickname City Prefecture League First
Played
Doshisha Wild Rovers Kyoto Kyoto Kansai
Ehime Bombers Matsuyama Ehime Chushikoku 1976
Fukuoka Black Knights Fukuoka Fukuoka Kyushu
Hiroshima Racoons Hiroshima Hiroshima Chushikoku 1977
Kansai Kaisers Suita Osaka Kansai
Kobe Ravens Kobe Hyōgo Kansai
Konan Red Gang Kobe Hyōgo Kansai
Kurume Mean Fighters Kurume Fukuoka Kyushu
Kwansei Gakuin Fighters Nishinomiya Hyōgo Kansai
Kyoto Gangsters Kyoto Kyoto Kansai
Kyushu Palookas Fukuoka Fukuoka Kyushu
Ritsumeikan Panthers Kyoto Kyoto Kansai 1953
Ryukoku Seahorse Kyoto Kyoto Kansai
Ryukyus Stingrays Nishihara Okinawa Kyushu
Seinan Gakuin Green Dolphins Fukuoka Fukuoka Kyushu 1973
Shimane Warriors Matsue Shimane Chushikoku 1982
UTEF Lions Munakata Fukuoka Kyushu
Yamaguchi Gamblers Yamaguchi Yamaguchi Chushikoku 1980
Kindai Devils Higashiōsaka Osaka Kansai
Kōchi Marine Corps Kōchi Kōchi Chushikoku 1977
Matsuyama Blue Arrows Matsuyama Ehime Chushikoku 1978
Momoyama Gakuin Thundering Legion Lions Izumi Osaka Kansai
Prefectural University of Hiroshima Knights Shōbara Hiroshima Chushikoku 1989

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