At the press conference, General Manager Kohei Ohashi and key players including Katsuyuki Hoshino, who has been selected for the JAPAN XV*, reported on the team’s initiatives toward the relocation to Utsunomiya, as well as the results of the games the team hosted at the Honda HEAT Green Stadium in Utsunomiya during the 2025–2026 season in advance of the relocation. In addition, Creative Director Satoshi Kanamori explained the vision behind the new VI and the future direction of team activities.
As a Tochigi-based team, the TOCHIGI Honda HEAT will further pursue its sports-based community engagement/contribution activities, including 1) the popularization of rugby and the development of future talent, 2) the program in which players visit elementary schools to share the importance of having dreams and taking on challenges, and 3) participation in local community events.
Moreover, a new clubhouse and training facilities are scheduled for completion in the Yuinomori neighborhood of Utsunomiya by the end of August 2026. These facilities will serve not only as the team’s base of operations, but as a hub for community interaction and rugby promotion activities, to build a team deeply rooted in the local community.
Based on the Honda vision for its sports activities – “To increase the number of people who take on challenges through sports activities and make the lives of people more enjoyable everywhere in the world” – Honda will continue to support various athletes who take on challenges toward the realization of their own dreams.