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Hosei Orange football
First season	1935 (1935)
Stadium	Tomahawks Field
Field surface	Blue FieldTurf
Location	Tokyo, Japan
Conference	Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association
Division	Top 8
Colors	Blue and Orange
Outfitter	Under Armour
Website	Hosei Orange American Football Team

The Hosei Orange football program represents Hosei University in college football. They are members of the Top 8 in the Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association.

Name

In January 2017 the club's sponsor, Dome Corporation, announced that the name "Tomahawks" would be replaced by "Orange".

Tomahawks Field

With permission and assistance from Boise State University, Hosei is the first university in Japan to have a blue turf playing surface granted to them under the first international licensing of the playing surface through a Boise State trademark.

References

1. "Hosei U. football team to drop 'Tomahawks' moniker over discrimination concerns". Mainichi Daily News. 19 January 2017.
2. "Japan's Hosei University Dedicates Turf". Boise State Athletics/Bronco Sports. Retrieved May 16, 2016.
3. "Boise St. tight end Huff relishing time in Japan with Hosei". The Japan Times. 24 May 2015. Retrieved May 16, 2016.

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