CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 As I've made clear for some time, I'm a big fan of football and I'm currently living in Japan. To my surprise, I found that there is a big following of American football here and there are LOTS of colleges and universities that play football here. There is even a pro league and a championship game that pits the college champion vs the pro champion. It's call the Rice Bowl. I thought I would take the opportunity to share some of the cool logos and uniforms of all the teams from Japan. I'm going to start out going league by league and providing the top tier or division 1 teams first, then work my way down to any other teams that may be interesting to share. I hope you guys enjoy it and maybe it might open you up to learning more about American football here in Japan. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 Hiroshima Raccoons - Chushikoku Collegiate American Football Association (中四国学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) Division 1 Hiroshima Raccoons football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 Shimane Warriors - Chushikoku Collegiate American Football Association (中四国学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) Division 1 Shaman Warriors football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 18, 2016 Author Share Posted April 18, 2016 Ehime Bombers - Chushikoku Collegiate American Football Association (中四国学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) Division 1 Ehime Bombers football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GriffinM6 Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 That's pretty cool. Seems like the equipment managers don't know how to tilt a helmet logo properly though. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dynasty Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 Heh, the green team looks a lot like my old high school's football team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 10 hours ago, Griffinmarlins said: That's pretty cool. Seems like the equipment managers don't know how to tilt a helmet logo properly though. I doubt they even have equipment managers, probably just done by the players. That's what my school did but we also knew how a helmet logo was suppose to look and they didn't end up looking that jacked up Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MC Buffalo Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 OK, someone has to say it. If this is a Japanese League, filled with Japanese players, playing in front of Japanese fans. Why are the helmet logos, wordmarks etc. all in ENGLISH. I get that most if not all Japanese children learn English, so the majority of Japanese can probably read and write English at least elementarily, but make the league your own and have Japanese style lettering/logos. It would be very unique to see a whole new set of Football Helmets, rather than a league with helmets that look like they can all be found at local High Schools. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mfoster Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 The Ritsumeikan Panthers have an interesting relationship with the Oklahoma Sooners. Head coach Isao Hashizume is a Bob Stoops protege and was embedded with the Sooners throughout their 2000 national title season. The Panthers have more than a few national championships under Hashizume. http://www.foxsports.com/college-football/story/oklahoma-sooners-bob-stoops-japanese-protege-coach-isao-hashizume-060215 That said, I remember maybe 25 years ago on ESPN when William & Mary went over to Japan to play their College All Stars. I think the average Japanese lineman was maybe 200 lbs, and they just got dummied. I think some of the better high school teams in the county would beat them pretty handily. The average DL on Ritsumeikan last season is 236 lbs while the OL averaged 245. I think the Tongans on Euless (TX) Trinity's lines typically average about 275. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mingjai Posted April 18, 2016 Share Posted April 18, 2016 5 hours ago, MC Buffalo said: OK, someone has to say it. If this is a Japanese League, filled with Japanese players, playing in front of Japanese fans. Why are the helmet logos, wordmarks etc. all in ENGLISH. I get that most if not all Japanese children learn English, so the majority of Japanese can probably read and write English at least elementarily, but make the league your own and have Japanese style lettering/logos. It would be very unique to see a whole new set of Football Helmets, rather than a league with helmets that look like they can all be found at local High Schools. Nothing new with this observation--Japanese baseball teams, pro and college, use English in their team logos, uniform logos and wordmarks, helmet logos, player names. NPB: http://npb.jp/teams/ Tokyo Big 6 (college): http://www.big6.gr.jp/team/index.html Kansai Big 6 (college): http://kansaibig6.jp/ Visit my store on REDBUBBLE Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Kochi Marine Corps - Chushikoku Collegiate American Football Association (中四国学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) Division 1 Kochi Marine Corps football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Hokkaido Big Green - Hokkaido American Football Association (北海道アメリカンフットボール協会) - Division 1 Hokkaido Big Green football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Sapporo Cubs - Hokkaido American Football Association (北海道アメリカンフットボール協会) - Division 1 Sapporo Cubs football CTctI9AUcAAhum9.jpg large.jpg%20large Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Hokkai Gakuen Golden Bears - Hokkaido American Football Association (北海道アメリカンフットボール協会) - Division 1 Hokkai Gakuen Golden Bears Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 10 hours ago, dont care said: I doubt they even have equipment managers, probably just done by the players. That's what my school did but we also knew how a helmet logo was suppose to look and they didn't end up looking that jacked up They do have equipment managers, but they are all student volunteers. Only the head coach and MAYBE one of the assistant coaches get paid. Everything else is volunteer. As a general rule of course, but it varies from team to team too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Hokusei Gakuen Pirates - Hokkaido American Football Association (北海道アメリカンフットボール協会) - Division 1 Hokusei Gakuen Pirates football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dont care Posted April 19, 2016 Share Posted April 19, 2016 japanese uniforms are on par with American pop warner uniforms Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 39 minutes ago, dont care said: japanese uniforms are on par with American pop warner uniforms But they are are much better than most college uniforms now. Simple, clean, and the manufacture logo dose not intrude on the uniform. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Obihiro Cowboys - Hokkaido American Football Association (北海道アメリカンフットボール協会) - Division 1 Obihiro Cowboys football Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrimsonBull9584 Posted April 19, 2016 Author Share Posted April 19, 2016 Sapporo Gakuin Crimson Knights - Hokkaido American Football Association (北海道アメリカンフットボール協会) - Division 1 Sapporo Gakuin Crimson Knights Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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