August 02, 2019

Wear Japanese cool clothes for watching Rugby World Cup Japan 2019

Rugby World Cup JAPAN 2019

Rugby World Cup will be held in Japan from September to November in 2019.

There will be 48 matches in 12 stadiums on three islands of Japan, Honshu, Hokkaido, and Kyushu.

More than 1 million people in total enjoy watching the world cup matches at the stadiums for this huge event.

Teams

There will be 20 teams joining the Rugby World Cup Japan 2019. 20 teams will have 4 pool matches to be qualified to the quarter-finals.

Pool A

Ireland
Scotland
Japan
Russia
Samoa

Pool B

New Zealand
South Africa
Italy
Namibia
Canada

Pool C

England
France
Argentina
The U.S.A.
Tonga

Pool D

Australia
Wales
Georgia
Fiji
Uruguay

These teams include No.1 world ranking, New Zealand, to 23rd world ranking, Namibia.

Stadium for Rugby World Cup

12 stadiums in Japan will host 48 matches.

In the main island, Honshu, there are 8 stadiums for the world cup.

International Stadium Yokohama in Yokohama city in Kanagawa prefecture
Tokyo Stadium in Tokyo
Shizuoka Stadium Ecopa in Fukuroi/Kakegawa city in Shizuoka prefecture
City of Toyota Stadium in Toyota city in Aichi prefecture
Hanazono Rugby Stadium in Higashi-Osaka city in Osaka prefecture
Kobe Misaki Stadium in Kobe city in Hyogo prefecture
Kumagaya Rugby Stadium in Kumagaya city in Saitama prefecture
Kamaishi Recovery Memorial Stadium in Kamaishi city in Iwate prefecture

In Kyushu island, there are 3 stadiums.

Fukuoka Hakatanomori Stadium in Fukuoka city in Fukuoka prefecture
Oita Stadium in Oita city in Oita prefecture
Kumamoto Stadium in Kumamoto city in Kumamoto prefecture

In Hokkaido island, there is 1 stadium.

Sapporo Dome in Sapporo city in Hokkaido

These stadiums can be accessed by trains and airplanes from the major airports in Japan, such as Narita International Airport, Haneda International Airport, Kansai International Airport, and Chubu Centrair International Airport.

If you go to 1 stadium to another one on the same island, it is probably better to take trains, mainly bullet trains.

For example, if you go to Kobe Misaki Stadium after watching a match in International Stadium Yokohama, you can take a bullet train from Shin-Yokohama station to Shin-Kobe station.

You can check detail information for each stadium at the official web site.

Rugby World Cup

Rugby World Cup Japan 2019 stadium

How to enjoy watching matches

For big sports events, such as the Olympic Games and FIFA World Cup, some people wear unique clothes (to stand out in a stadium???).

Maybe, this is one of the ways to enjoy watching games/matches.

We, YUKATA-JAPAN, recommend you to wear Japanese traditional clothes or clothes with Japanese design/style for watching the Rugby World Cup Japan 2019 matches.

By doing so, you can enjoy both being Japan and cheering your team.

If you have no idea what to wear, here is our recommendation:

Hanten Matsuri Red-colorful

This is the kind of jacket you can wear on your T-shirt. Japanese people often wear this for enjoying festivals. Therefore, it should be good for this huge sports event which is like a festival.

We have different colors of Hanten, red, blue, light blue, pink, and black. And, each one has a different design. You may want to choose one in the same color as your team's jersey.