Saturday, December 12, 2009

Koshien Bowl 2009

The 64th Annual Koshien Bowl- the contest for supremacy of Japanese collegiate football, will take place Sunday on Japan's most hallowed sports ground, Koshien Stadium in Osaka. This year, Kansai U. will make its first appearance in 61 years, facing perennial contender Hosei University. The Tomahawks lost to Ritsumeikan in last year's Koshien Bowl.

Koshien is in its 86th year of existence, and it hosts the National High School Baseball Championship tournament every summer, and the National High School Baseball Invitational Tournament every march, as well as being home of the Hanshin Tigers baseball team. It seats approximately 50,000.

Kickoff is at 1:00 PM.