List of Japanese collegiate American football programs
# List of Japanese collegiate American football programs

This is a list of the schools in Japan that have varsity football teams and are overseen by the Japan American Football Association.

There are a total of eight leagues divided between East Japan (東日本) and West Japan (西日本). Each league has at least two tiers of program. The top or first tier is the only one that sends teams to the post season tournament. The remaining teams are in lower tiers that can not compete in the post season, but may play their way into the top tier via promotion and relegation.

## East (東日本)

The leagues comprising the East are:

* Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association
* Hokkaido American Football Association
* Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association

| Team | Nickname | City | Prefecture | League | First Played |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Akita | Ogres | Akita | Akita | Tohoku | |
| Chuo | Racoons | Hachiōji | Tokyo | Kantoh | 1967 |
| Hokkai Gakuen | Golden Bears | Sapporo | Hokkaido | Hokkaido | |
| Hokkaido | Big Green | Sapporo | Hokkaido | Hokkaido | 1974 |
| Hokusei Gakuen | Pirates | Sapporo | Hokkaido | Hokkaido | |
| Hosei | Tomahawks | Tokyo | Tokyo | Kantoh | |
| Iwate | Bisons | Morioka | Iwate | Tohoku | 1990 |
| Keio | Unicorns | Minato | Tokyo | Kantoh | 1935 |
| Kokushikan | Rhinoceros | Setagaya | Tokyo | Kantoh (Big 8) | |
| Meiji | Griffins | Setagaya | Tokyo | Kantoh | 1934 |
| Nihon | Phoenix | Chiyoda | Tokyo | Kantoh | 1940 |
| NSSU | Triumphant Lion | Setagaya | Tokyo | Kantoh | 1956 |
| Obihiro | Cowboys | Obihiro | Hokkaido | Hokkaido | |
| Rikkyo | St. Paul's Rushers | Toshima | Tokyo | Kantoh | 1934 |
| Sapporo | Cubs | Sapporo | Hokkaido | Hokkaido | |
| Sapporo Gakuin | Crimson Knights | Ebetsu | Hokkaido | Hokkaido | 1978 |
| Sendai | Silver Falcons | Sendai | Miyagi | Tohoku | |
| Senshu | Green Machine | Chiyoda | Tokyo | Kantoh (Big 8) | |
| Tohoku | Hornets | Sendai | Miyagi | Tohoku | |
| Tohoku Gakuin | Kayaks | Sendai | Miyagi | Tohoku | |
| Waseda | Big Bears | Shinjuku | Tokyo | Kantoh | 1934 |

## West (西日本)

The leagues comprising the West are:

* Chushikoku Collegiate American Football Association
* Hokuriku Collegiate American Football League
* Kansai Collegiate American Football League
* Kyūshū Collegiate American Football Association
* Tokai Collegiate American Football Association

| Team | Nickname | City | Prefecture | League | First Played |
| - | - | - | - | - | - |
| Doshisha | Wild Rovers | Kyoto | Kyoto | Kansai | |
| Ehime | Bombers | Matsuyama | Ehime | Chushikoku | 1976 |
| Fukuoka | Black Knights | Fukuoka | Fukuoka | Kyushu | |
| Hiroshima | Racoons | Hiroshima | Hiroshima | Chushikoku | 1977 |
| Kansai | Kaisers | Suita | Osaka | Kansai | |
| Kobe | Ravens | Kobe | Hyōgo | Kansai | |
| Konan | Red Gang | Kobe | Hyōgo | Kansai | |
| Kurume | Mean Fighters | Kurume | Fukuoka | Kyushu | |
| Kwansei Gakuin | Fighters | Nishinomiya | Hyōgo | Kansai | |
| Kyoto | Gangsters | Kyoto | Kyoto | Kansai | |
| Kyushu | Palookas | Fukuoka | Fukuoka | Kyushu | |
| Ritsumeikan | Panthers | Kyoto | Kyoto | Kansai | 1953 |
| Ryukoku | Seahorse | Kyoto | Kyoto | Kansai | |
| Ryukyus | Stingrays | Nishihara | Okinawa | Kyushu | |
| Seinan Gakuin | Green Dolphins | Fukuoka | Fukuoka | Kyushu | 1973 |
| Shimane | Warriors | Matsue | Shimane | Chushikoku | 1982 |
| UTEF | Lions | Munakata | Fukuoka | Kyushu | |
| Yamaguchi | Gamblers | Yamaguchi | Yamaguchi | Chushikoku | 1980 |
| Kindai | Devils | Higashiōsaka | Osaka | Kansai | |
| Kōchi | Marine Corps | Kōchi | Kōchi | Chushikoku | 1977 |
| Matsuyama | Blue Arrows | Matsuyama | Ehime | Chushikoku | 1978 |
| Momoyama Gakuin | Thundering Legion Lions | Izumi | Osaka | Kansai | |
| Prefectural University of Hiroshima | Knights | Shōbara | Hiroshima | Chushikoku | 1989 |
