Hokkaido is the second largest island of Japan, and the largest and northernmost prefecture. The Tsugaru Strait separates Hokkaido from Honshu. It was formerly known as Ezo, Yezo, Yeso, or Yesso. The two islands are connected by the undersea railway Seikan Tunnel. The largest city on Hokkaido is its capital, Sapporo, which is also its only ordinance-designated city. About 43 kilometers (26 mi) north of Hokkaido lies Sakhalin Island and to the east and northeast are the Kuril Islands, which are administered by Russia, although the four most southerly are claimed by Japan—see Kuril Islands dispute.
The Pacific League or Pa League is one of the two professional baseball leagues constituting Nippon Professional Baseball in Japan. The winner of the league championship competes against the winner in the Central League for the annual Japan Series. It currently consists of six teams from around Japan.
Shintoku is a town located in Tokachi Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan.
Hokkaido Consadole Sapporo is a Japanese professional football club, which plays in the J1 League. The team is based in Sapporo, on the island of Hokkaido.
The Koshien Bowl (甲子園ボウル) is the annual Japanese American college football national championship game, usually played in December at Koshien Stadium.
The Japanese association football league system is organized in a pyramidal shape similar to football league systems in many other countries around the world. The leagues are bound by the principle of promotion and relegation; however, there are stringent criteria for promotion from the JFL to J3, which demands a club being backed by the town itself including the local government, a community of fans and corporate sponsors rather than a parent company or a corporation.
Mihailo Petrović is a Serbian football coach and former football player. He also holds an Austrian passport.
Kentaro Takada is a retired Japanese football player who is currently the technical director for the Tucker Youth Soccer Association in Tucker, Georgia.
The Hokkaido Soccer League (北海道サッカーリーグ) is a Japanese amateur football league, covering the prefecture of Hokkaidō.
The Hokkaido American Football Association (北海道アメリカンフットボール協会) or HAFA is an American college football league made up of colleges and universities on the island of Hokkaido, Japan.
The Pine Bowl (パインボウル) is an annual college football bowl game played in Japan. The game features the champions of the Hokkaido American Football Association and the Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association. The winner claims the title of North Japan champions and goes on to play the Kanto League champion in the East Japan Championship.
The Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association (東北学生アメリカンフットボール連盟) is an American college football league made up of colleges and universities in northeastern part of Honshu, particularly the Tohoku region.
The 2015 Japan college football season, play of college football in Japan organized by the Japan American Football Association (JAFA) at the Division I level, began on August 28, 2015, with the regular season ending December 13, 2015 with the 2015 Koshien Bowl. The winner will advance to the Rice Bowl to play the champion of the X-League.
The 96th Emperor's Cup (第96回天皇杯全日本サッカー選手権大会) was the 2016 edition of the annual Japanese national cup tournament, which was held from 27 August 2016 to its final on 1 January 2017.
The 2016 Pine Bowl is a college football bowl game that will be played on Saturday, November 5, 2016 at the Sapporo Dome in Sapporo, Japan. The 29th annual Pine Bowl will have Hokkaido University representing the Hokkaido American Football Association playing host to a team from the Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association.
The HUS Wolves football program, established in 1988, represents the Hokkaido University of Science in college football. HUS is a member of the Hokkaido American Football Association.
The 2012 HUS football team represented the Hokkaido University of Science in the 2016 JAFA Division 2 football season.
Shunta Tanaka is a Japanese footballer currently playing as a defender.
