Japan, U.S. to team up in Ivy-Samurai Bowl

Matthew Calbraith Perry arrived at Uraga, Kanagawa Prefecture, in 1853 to break open the then-closed-to-foreigners Japan. His arrival eventually caused the Meiji Revolution that ended the samurai era.
More than one-and-a-half centuries later, the origin of American football meets the culture of samurai when the Ivy-Samurai Bowl takes place at Tokyo's National Stadium on Sunday.

The game will be played to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Kanto Collegiate Football League. The Kanto collegiate players will combine with former Yale University and Harvard University players to compete in the game.

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Quarterback Neil Rose rushed for four touchdowns and completed 16 of 17 for 187 yards, leading the Harvard Crimson (mixed with Japanese college players) to a 35-21 victory over the Yale Bulldogs (also featuring Japanese college students), in the Ivy-Samurai Bowl on Sunday.


Harvard Crimson quarterback Neil Rose (center) scores a touchdown during the first quarter of the Ivy-Samurai Bowl against the Yale Bulldogs on Sunday at Tokyo's National Stadium. Harvard Crimson won 35-21.

The game was held to celebrate the 70th anniversary of the Kanto Collegiate Football League before 12,100 at National Stadium.

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