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[Aomori Prefecture] Aiming to realize the Aomori Derby in Aomori, Hachinohe, and Hirosaki [Introduction to professional sports in the six Tohoku prefectures]
[Aomori Prefecture] Aiming to realize the Aomori Derby in Aomori, Hachinohe, and Hirosaki [Introduction to professional sports in the six Tohoku prefectures]
As of April 11, 2023, Aomori Prefecture has two professional sports teams: the Aomori Watts in basketball (B League) and Vanraure Hachinohe in soccer (J League)
The Aomori Watts are doing well in the 2022-23 season, and as of April 11th, they are in 5th place in the B2 East Division (26 wins, 30 losses), just one game behind third place, which would allow them to advance to the playoffs
Vanraure Hachinohe has also had a good start to the 2023 season, currently in 9th place
Aomori Watts (Basketball: B.LEAGUE)
From Aomori Watts official Facebook page
As the first professional sports team in Aomori Prefecture, we have been conveying the joy of watching professional sports to the people of the prefecture
Since joining the B2 East Division in 2016, the team has not fallen to B3 and is currently aiming for promotion to B1
The team's official mascot is Quicky Detch, a squirrel born and raised in the prefecture's "Blue Forest." If you visit the team's official website, you'll find information on recommended sightseeing spots in Aomori Prefecture
From Aomori Watts official Facebook page
What does Watts mean? What are the team colors?
From Aomori Watts official Facebook page
In the Aomori dialect, "very hot" is said as "waaatsu," and to express strength or speed, words such as "watts, wattsudo" or "wattsuri" are used
The team name is filled with the hope that players and boosters will come together as one and get hot in both mind and body as they play a passionate, powerful and speedy game
The team colors are the blue flame of burning passion and the red of an apple, which represents the brightness of a hot boost. The blue flame in the logo depicts the topography of Aomori Prefecture, representing the passionate feelings of the people of Aomori Prefecture
The journey of Aomori Watts so far
From Aomori Watts official Facebook page
Before 2010, the "Aomori Professional Basketball Team Establishment Preparation Office" was established, initiated by Nakamura, the chairman of Hachinohe Kosei Gakuin, and plans were made to launch a professional team, but the team was unable to secure sponsors and activities were halted
However, by making the entire Aomori prefecture their new base, they were able to raise funds from sponsors and announce themselves as a professional team
July 2012: Decision made to join the bj League and Aomori Sports Creation was established
2014: First time participating in the bj League in the 2013-14 season, the team advanced to the playoffs
2016: Decided to join the East Division of the newly established B.LEAGUE (B2) from the 2016-17 season
April 2023: The team will continue to perform well in the 2022-23 season and aim to reach the playoffs
Where is Aomori Watts' home arena?
From Aomori Watts official Facebook page
The team's home arena is Maeda Arena in the Shin-Aomori Prefectural General Athletic Park, but games are also held at the Aomori Prefectural Budokan in Aomori City, and at the following facilities in Aomori Prefecture:
Goshogawara Civic Gymnasium
Hachinohe City East Gymnasium
Misawa City International Sports Center
Mutsu Maeda Arena
INFORMATION
Team name: Aomori Watts
Office address: Aomori Port Passenger Ship Terminal Building, 1-4-1 Yanagawa, Aomori City, Aomori Prefecture
Vanraure Hachinohe (Football: Meiji Yasuda Life J League)
From Vanraure Hachinohe official Facebook page
The club's home town is the Sanya Kamikita region in the eastern part of Aomori Prefecture, which includes Hachinohe City, and it will join the J3 League in the 2023 season
The team has started well this season, with a decent record of 2 wins, 1 loss and 3 draws as of April 9th
Let's cheer for this Tohoku team to continue to move up the ranks and achieve promotion to the J2 League, along with the equally successful Iwate Grulla Morioka!
What does Vanraure mean? What are the team colors?
From Vanraure Hachinohe official Facebook page
Vanraure is a combination of the Italian words Derivante, meaning "origin," and Australe, meaning "southern town."
The team's origins are represented in Nango, Hachinohe City, where the operating company is located. The team emblem depicts squid, a Hachinohe specialty, and Nango soba noodles, and the team colors are the blue of Hachinohe's sea and the green of Nango's mountains
From Vanraure Hachinohe official Facebook page
The team mascot, Vanta, is a gentle and strong green squid
From Vanraure Hachinohe official Facebook page
Vanraure Hachinohe's progress so far
From Vanraure Hachinohe official Facebook page
The team was founded in 2006 by Hachinohe Technical SC and Nango FC
When the J3 League was launched in 2014, "we applied to join, but our home ground at the time, Takamoriyama Athletic Park Stadium, did not meet the stadium requirements, so we started out in the JFL
In 2016, the team's home ground, Hachinohe Tagata Multipurpose Sports Ground, met the requirements for J3 participation and obtained a J3 license, but they were unable to achieve the results necessary to be promoted to J3, so they continued in the JFL
In the 2018 season, the club finished third in the JFL, and on November 20th they were approved to join J3, where they remain to this day
What is Vanraure Hachinohe's hometown?
From Vanraure Hachinohe official Facebook page
It consists of 16 cities and towns in the Sanpachi Kamikita region, centered around Hachinohe and Misawa cities in eastern Aomori Prefecture
Their home stadium is the Prifoods Stadium (Hachinohe City Taga Multipurpose Sports Ground) in Hachinohe City, which was built specifically for Vanraure to meet J3 standards
In addition, the team is asking its hometown local government to renovate several stadiums, including the Higashi Athletic Park Athletics Stadium in Hachinohe City, to J3 standards
INFORMATION
Team name: Vanraure Hachinohe
Office address: 35, Nango-oaza Ichinozawa, Hachinohe City, Aomori Prefecture
In Aomori Prefecture, two teams, ReinMeer Aomori FC and Brandew Hirosaki FC, which belong to the JFL, are aiming to join the J.League
In the near future, three teams from Hachinohe, Aomori, and Hirosaki will be formed in the J League, raising expectations for a three-way "Aomori Derby."In basketball, too, the number of professional teams may increase, providing more fun
Additionally, Aomori is home to the Tohoku Free Blades, a professional ice hockey team based in Hachinohe City that participates in the Asia League (a double franchise with Koriyama City in Fukushima Prefecture)
Although they are not yet a fully professional team, they are a strong team in the Asian League and have achieved good results
I'm a former Edokko man who loves Morioka and the six Tohoku prefectures, and I also love history, food, travel, sports, alcohol, and singing. I'll be introducing you to the interesting, delicious, and great things about Tohoku!
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