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Rice Bowl
Japan Championship Rice Bowl presented by Prudential
StadiumTokyo Dome
LocationTokyo, Japan
Previous stadiumsNational Stadium (1984-1990)
Operated1984-present
Conference tie-insX-League
Sponsors
2022 matchup
Panasonic Impulse, Fujitsu Frontiers

The Japan Championship Rice Bowl is an annual American football national championship game held in Japan every January 3 that determines the champion of the X-League.[1][2] Prior to the 2022 edition, the game matched up the champions of the Japan X Bowl with the college Koshien Bowl winners. The game can draw over 30,000 spectators.

All Star Era

National Championship Era

X-League vs College Era Results

Date Game College Team Score X-League Stadium Attendance
January 3, 1984 37 Kyoto 29-28 Renown Rovers National Stadium —
January 3, 1985 38 Nihon 53-21 Renown Rovers National Stadium —
January 3, 1986 39 Kwansei Gakuin 42-45 Renown Rovers National Stadium —
January 3, 1987 40 Kyoto 35-34 Renown Rovers National Stadium —
January 3, 1988 41 Kyoto 42-8 Renown Rovers National Stadium —
January 3, 1989 42 Nihon 47-7 Renown Rovers National Stadium —
January 3, 1990 43 Nihon 42-14 Asahi Beer Silver Star National Stadium —
January 3, 1991 44 Nihon 35-13 Panasonic Impulse Tokyo Dome —
January 3, 1992 45 Kwansei Gakuin 6-28 Onward Oaks Tokyo Dome —
January 3, 1993 46 Kyoto 20-29 Asahi Beer Silver Star Tokyo Dome —
January 3, 1994 47 Kwansei Gakuin 23-28 Asahi Beer Silver Star Tokyo Dome —
January 3, 1995 48 Ritsumeikan 14-16 Matsushita Electric Works Impulse Tokyo Dome —
January 3, 1996 49 Kyoto 35-21 Matsushita Electric Works Impulse Tokyo Dome —
January 3, 1997 50 Kyoto 16-19 Recruit Seagulls Tokyo Dome —
January 3, 1998 51 Hosei 0-39 Kashima Deers Tokyo Dome —
January 3, 1999 52 Ritsumeikan 16-30 Recruit Seagulls Tokyo Dome —
January 3, 2000 53 Kwansei Gakuin 17-33 Asahi Beer Silver Star Tokyo Dome —
January 3, 2001 54 Hosei 13-52 Asahi Soft Drink Challengers Tokyo Dome —
January 3, 2002 55 Kwansei Gakuin 30-27 Asahi Soft Drink Challengers Tokyo Dome —
January 3, 2003 56 Ritsumeikan 36-13 Obic Seagulls Tokyo Dome —
January 3, 2004 57 Ritsumeikan 28-16 Onward Oaks Tokyo Dome —
January 3, 2005 58 Ritsumeikan 7-26 Matsushita Electric Works Impulse Tokyo Dome 28,000
January 3, 2006 59 Hosei 17-47 Obic Seagulls Tokyo Dome 28,041
January 3, 2007 60 Hosei 29-30 Onward Skylarks Tokyo Dome 32,598
January 3, 2008 61 Kwansei Gakuin 38-52 Panasonic Impulse Tokyo Dome 34,487
January 3, 2009 62 Ritsumeikan 17-13 Panasonic Impulse Tokyo Dome 34,655
January 3, 2010 63 Kansai 16-19 Kashima Deers Tokyo Dome 35,742
January 3, 2011 64 Ritsumeikan 0-24 Obic Seagulls Tokyo Dome 35,750
January 3, 2012 65 Kwansei Gakuin 28-38 Obic Seagulls Tokyo Dome 25,059
January 3, 2013 66 Kwansei Gakuin 15-21 Obic Seagulls Tokyo Dome 27,371
January 3, 2014 67 Kwansei Gakuin 16-34 Obic Seagulls Tokyo Dome 29,564
January 3, 2015 68 Kwansei Gakuin 24-33 Fujitsu Frontiers Tokyo Dome 30,361
January 3, 2016 69 Ritsumeikan 19-22 Panasonic Impulse Tokyo Dome 31,345
January 3, 2017 70 Kwansei Gakuin 13-30 Fujitsu Frontiers Tokyo Dome 33,521
January 3, 2018 71 Nihon 9-37 Fujitsu Frontiers Tokyo Dome 34,500
January 3, 2019 72 Kwansei Gakuin 17-52 Fujitsu Frontiers Tokyo Dome 33,242
January 3, 2020 73 Kwansei Gakuin 14-38 Fujitsu Frontiers Tokyo Dome 31,345
January 3, 2021 74 Kwansei Gakuin 18-35 Obic Seagulls Tokyo Dome

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X-League Championship Era

Date Game Higher Seed Score Lower Seed Stadium Attendance
January 3, 2022 75 Panasonic Impulse 18-24 Fujitsu Frontiers Tokyo Dome
January 3, 2023 76 Panasonic Impulse 21-29 Fujitsu Frontiers Tokyo Dome

Records of teams

College Teams
Team Times Participated Wins Losses
Kwansei Gakuin University Fighters 13 1 12
Ritsumeikan University Panthers 8 3 5
Kyoto University Gangsters 6 4 2
Nihon University Phoenix 5 4 1
Hosei University Tomahawks 4 0 4
Kansai University Kaisers 1 0 1
X-League teams
Team Times Participated Wins Losses
Obic Seagulls 8 7 1
Panasonic Impulse 7 4 3
Renown Rovers 6 1 5
Asahi Beer Silver Star 4 3 1
Onward Skylarks 3 2 1
Lixil Deers 2 2 0
Asahi Soft Drink Challengers 2 1 1
Fujitsu Frontiers 6 6 0

References

  1. ^ Japan Today - Features - X-League's road to the Rice Bowl
  2. ^ "End of an era in Japan - no more college teams in the Rice Bowl". American Football International. 2021-02-02. Retrieved 2021-04-08.
  3. ^ "Rice Bowl Records". Rice Bowl. Retrieved November 26, 2015.


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