Rugby World Cup Japan 2019 will start on September 20 in Japan. The first game will be Japan vs Russia which will be held in Tokyo. The games will continue until November 2. (If you want to know the full schedule of the other games, you can go to the official website provided in the link below.) 48 games in total will be held in 12 cities throughout Japan. A newspaper said that more than 50 million people will come to Japan to watch rugby games. About 30% of the visitors will be rugby fans from European countries, the U.S., Australia and New Zealand. During the period of the Rugby World Cup Japan 2019, sightseeing places would be crowded.
The teams and pools in the World Cup are the following:
The venues for the World Cup are the following:
City, Prefecture
1 Sapporo, Hokkaido
2 Kamaishi, Iwate
3 Kumagaya, Saitama
4 Tyofu, Tokyo
5 Yokohama, Kanagawa
6 Fukuroi, Shizuoka
7 Toyota, Aichi
8 Higashiosaka, Osaka
9 Kobe, Hyogo
10 Oita, Oita
11 Fukuoka, Fukuoka
12 Kumamoto, Kumamoto
Note: No.8 and 9 are in Kansai region.
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Official Website: https://www.rugbyworldcup.com/
