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The Yamato Cup is an annual ball hockey tournament played in Tokyo, Japan and open to teams across Asia and beyond. The purpose of the tournament is to help promote ball hockey in Japan, raise money for a local food bank, Second Harvest, and to have a lot of fun in the process.

The 2010 Yamato Cup is a one day ball hockey tournament which will be held at the Amazing Square rink in Kita Senju, Tokyo on Saturday October 9, 2010. It is a non-profit ball hockey tournament that features teams from around Asia competing for the Golden Godzilla* trophy which is awarded to the team that wins the finals of the tournament.

Both the 2008 and 2009 Yamato Cups were a great success and we are looking forward to an even bigger and better tournament in 2010. But don't just take our word for it...see what some of the participants had to say:

Robert Gibson (Korea Komrades): My name is Rob Gibson and I came over with the Korea team. It was my first time to participate in the Yamato Cup and it was a total blast. I just want to say thanks to all of the people who put in the time and effort organizing it. The level of competition was pretty intense and out of the six teams in it, four could have easily won the Cup...

...and it wasn't only Robert, other participants in previous Yamato Cups also had good things say. For an quick overview of previous tournaments please click here: Previous Yamato Cups

In order to gain a better understanding of how the 2010 tournament will work overall, an overview of the events of the 2010 Yamato Cup and schedule can be found here.

Useful Quick Links:

FAQ (Frequently Asked Questions)                       Registration (Team & Individual)

Fees (Tournament Fees)                                         Location (Location of Rink)

Accommodations (Staying in Tokyo)                     Rules (Tournament Rules)

Schedule (Tournament Schedule)                          Contact (Organizer's eMail)

The Legendary Golden Godzilla is not the only prize at the Yamato Cup. There are other awards and medals to be won...but beyond that there is the fun of competing hard but fair in a well run and fair tournament in a rain or shine indoor hockey facility, as well as discovering the sights and fantastic nightlife of Tokyo and not to mention making friends from all over Asia.

You can register your team, or yourself, as an individual (who will be placed on a team) by going to the registration page and registering yourself and your team for the Yamato Cup.

This website has been set up to help teams and individual players understand;

what the overall schedule of events will be,

what the location of the rink is,

what the fees are for participation and what you get,

what the format & rules are for the tournament,

what awards there are to be won,

what teams will be participating,

and,

what to do if you want to contact the organizers of the tournament.


   official Japanese language Yamato Cup "kakejiku" announcement


But, before you contact us, make sure you check out our FAQ for the Yamato Cup which should provide you with all of the answers you are looking for!

The Yamato Cup will use the online service Point Streak to keep track of team wins as well as individual players stats.

Finally, to get properly back-grounded on this storied tournament and its ultimate prize, the Golden Godzilla*, make sure to take a look at the History of the Yamato Cup & the Golden Godzilla* before coming.

*please note while this “Godzilla like figure” bears a remarkable resemblance to Godzilla, a giant prehistoric monster brought to life in the modern world, created in or about 1954, by the Japanese Toho corporation and motion picture studio with its principal place of business in Tokyo, Japan it is in no way intended to be mistaken for the original Godzilla or to constitute a cheap rip off by an inadequately funded amateur sports organization looking to promote its own petty interests by infringing Toho's intellectual property rights.