[Hayakoma Transport Co., Ltd.] [Finally, special guest announced! Rugby Love Cruise 2024]
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Press release: May 13, 2024
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[Finally, special guest announced! Rugby Love Cruise 2024]
“Rugby Love Cruise 2024” will be held at Kobe Seabass boh boh KOBE on Sunday, June 2nd.
Let’s talk rugby a lot on board! ” special guests have been announced.
As a special guest, Rakuhei Yamashita, the first Try King of League One, plays for the Kobelco Kobe Steelers.
We welcome you. Yamashita has earned a regular spot in his first year with the Kobelco Kobe Steelers. That year, he was also selected as the Top League’s “Rookie of the Year”, “Most Try Getter”, and “Best Fifteen”, winning the Triple Crown. He will serve as co-captain of the team from the 2023-2024 season.
Continuing from last year, we will welcome rugby journalist Koichi Murakami and former Japan Rugby Representative Naoto Nakamura to enjoy a fun and light-hearted one-night-only talk show by these three wonderful people. In addition to the guests, players from Kobe’s women’s rugby club team, “Kobe Fast Gyro,” which is fully supported by our company Hayakoma Transport, will also be on stage to liven up the venue with rugby topics.
[Women’s Rugby Club Team “Kobe Fast Gyro”] Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture is the birthplace of Japan’s rugby culture, and elementary and junior high school students in Hyogo Prefecture play at leading rugby schools, and there are many excellent rugby players. However, there are few environments in which rugby can be played in high schools and universities, and the problem is that talented female players who take rugby seriously are leaving the prefecture.
Kobe Fast Gyro aims to become a base (homeport) for sports and culture creation in Hyogo Prefecture and Kobe City, and will create a strong team that represents Japan, contribute to raising the profile of women’s rugby, and I will try to become a team that is loved by everyone. With support from local companies, we are training hard every day in the port city of Kobe in preparation for participating in the Taiyo Life Women’s Sevens Series, the highest league in Japan.
Meals and drinks will be available on board, and in addition to the talk show, we will also introduce Japanese food culture under the supervision of Chef Sugisawa of the Kyoto restaurant “SEN-” which has received one star in the Michelin Guide. You can also enjoy “Kobe food” made with carefully selected Kobe ingredients.
There will also be a raffle where you can win luxurious prizes such as rugby goods. When it was held last year, we had gorgeous prizes such as the uniforms of current rugby players and “Yarigigi beef curry” from Naokatsu, which is run by Mr. Nakamura, and the venue erupted into a roar.
Reservations are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis. Enjoy a special one-night cruise filled with rugby at boh boh KOBE.
[Guest profile]
◆Rakuhei Yamashita
Started attending Hirakata Rugby School at the age of 7. He entered the prestigious Keiko Gakuen High School and won a national
championship in his second year of high school. After that, he entered Kyoto Sangyo University and played an active role as the main force of the team. After graduating, he joined the Kobelco Kobe Steelers and became a regular player from his first year. He played a major role and won the Triple Crown that year, being selected as the Top League’s “Rookie of the Year”, “Most Try Getter”, and “Best Fifteen”. With his naturally soft yet sharp running ability and an extraordinary sense for trying, he produced a large number of tries as the team’s ace and even contributed to the championship in the 2018-2019 season. He will serve as co-captain of the team from the 2023-2024 season. ◆Koichi Murakami
Rugby journalist. He is a member of the rugby club at Kyoto
Prefectural Kamokuchi High School and Osaka University of Physical Education. Became independent after working as editor-in-chief of Rugby Magazine. J SPORTS
Rugby commentary has been ongoing since July 1998. His books include “Believe in Your Friends” (Iwanami Junior Shinsho) and “What Rugby Teaches Me” (Akane Shobo). J
Serves as a commentator on SPORTS’s “Rugby Wanda Ho!” and BS Asahi’s “Rugby Weekly.”
◆Naoto Nakamura
Representative director of Naokatsu Co., Ltd. After attending Rakuhoku High School and Doshisha University, he joined Suntory (currently Tokyo Suntory Sungoliath) in 1991. Former Japan representative 1999 Participated in the 2018 World Cup. After retiring as an active player in 2002, he coached for Suntory Sungoliath and Canon Eagles, and in 2013
In 2015, he became the head coach of Doshisha High School. After retiring from competition, he served as the representative director and president of the alcoholic beverage store “Naokatsu”.
[Rugby Love Cruise Event Details]
○Rugby Love Cruise Let’s talk about rugby on board!
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Time: June 2, 2024 (Sunday) 17:30 departure (boarding starts at 16:30), 19:00 docking, event scheduled to end at 19:30 *Meals will be served after boarding the ship, so be quick! Please board the ■Boarding fee: 7,700 yen (tax included) for adults (includes boarding fee, meal, and one drink)
It is possible to order drinks and meals including alcohol separately at the onboard cafe.
■Capacity: First 100 people (all seats reserved) *You cannot choose your seat. ■Reservation system: 0120-370-764 (Reception hours 9:00-18:30) Accepted on a first-come, first-served basis
■Place: Kobe Seabass boh boh KOBE (No. 5 bus stop in front of Kamomeria)
Kobe Seabass boh boh KOBE
7-1 Hatobacho, Chuo-ku, Kobe City, Hyogo Prefecture 650-0042 For those coming by public transportation
・Kobe Municipal Subway Minato Motomachi Station (about 5 minutes walk in the direction of the Hanshin Expressway)
・JR Kobe Station (about 13 minutes walk from the underground shopping mall towards Mosaic)
・JR Motomachi Station (cross Motomachi Shopping Street to the west and head towards the port, about a 15-minute walk)
・Get off at City Loop Bus “Kamomeria”
For those coming by car
・Approximately 5 minutes by car from Hanshin Expressway No. 3 Kobe Line “Kyobashi Exit”
・About 15 minutes by taxi from Kobe Airport “Marine Air”
*If you are driving, please use a nearby paid parking lot.
*If you are taking a taxi, please tell us that the hotel is next to “Kamomeria” or “Hotel La Suite Kobe Harborland” to the east.
Hayakoma Transport Co., Ltd.
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TEL: 078-321-0154
FAX: 078-321-0583
Email: kikaku@hayakoma.com
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