This is a list of the schools in Japan that have varsity football teams and are overseen by the Japan American Football Association. There are a total of eight leagues divided between East Japan (東日本) and West Japan (西日本). Each league has at least two tiers of program. The top or first tier is the only one that sends teams to the post season tournament. The remaining teams are in lower tiers that can not compete in the post season, but may play their way into the top tier via promotion and relegation. East (東日本) The leagues comprising the East are: Kantoh Collegiate American Football Association Hokkaido American Football Association Tohoku Collegiate American Football Association West (西日本) The leagues comprising the West are: Chushikoku Collegiate American Football Association Hokuriku Collegiate American Football League Kansai Collegiate American Football League Kyūshū Collegiate American Football Association Tokai Collegiate American Football Association References See also List of NCAA Division I FBS football programs List of NCAA Division I FCS football programs List of NCAA Division II football programs List of NCAA Division III football programs List of NAIA football programs List of community college football programs List of NCAA Institutions with club football teams List of defunct college football teams List of Mexican collegiate American football programs American football in Japan