The Japan American Football Association was founded in 1934 and currently oversees junior high school, high school, collegiate and club/corporate teams. Every year since 1984 the organization held the Japan Championship Rice Bowl

Rice Bowl

The Rice Bowl is an annual American Football national championship game held in Japan every January 3rd that pits the Japanese college champion and the champion of the corporate X-League. The game can draw over 60,000 spectators.- Champions :...

 on January 3rd. The Rice Bowl is held between the winner of the Koshien Bowl

Koshien Bowl

The Koshien Bowl is the annual Japanese American college football national championship game, usually played in December at Koshien Stadium.From the 2009 season until 2010 season, the game is held as the final game of Japan University American Football Championship...

, the collegiate champion, and the winner of the Japan X Bowl, the X-League

X-League

The X-League is a professional American football league in Japan. It was founded in 1971 as the Japan American Football League. It changed its name to the X-league in 1997. There are four divisions between which there is promotion and relegation. Teams in the four-tier league are split into...

champion.