Annual American football championship tournament held in Japan
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Donburi . For the term used for highly productive agricultural areas, see
Breadbasket .
College football bowl game
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 . The game was originally a collegiate all-star game until 1983. From 1984 to 2021, the game matched the champions of the Japan X Bowl with the college Koshien Bowl winners. The game can draw over 30,000 spectators.
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National Championship Era [ edit ]
X-League vs College Era Results [ edit ]
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
Matsushita Electric Works 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 Electric Works Impulse
Tokyo Dome
34,487
January 3, 2009
62
Ritsumeikan
17-13
Panasonic Electric Works 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 [ edit ]
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
January 3, 2024
77
Panasonic Impulse
10-16
Fujitsu Frontiers
Tokyo Dome
East vs West All-Star College vs X-League
East Japan - 東日本 West Japan - 西日本 Bowl games People Seasons Major Venues See also
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X2 X3 Championship See also