Japan University/College Sports

Hi! I'm heading to Japan to complete my degree and had a question about college sports. Can I compete in inter collegiate basketball if I'm not Japanese? Thank you.

the answer is yes but there is one point that you need to take in consideration


it depends on the university you are trying to apply ,they accept foreigners in their team if they are good enough but there is a limit . my friend is in one team and they can only have 4 foreigners per team..

Another thing is that some teams are strong while others aren't or even not meant to be.

Strong teams may have more limits, because they need to be picky about which athletes to accept in order to compete with the best. Meanwhile, there are always "circles" in universities that are more about having fun. The circles usually welcome all or can guide you to an alternative, except that they're not really meant to compete in real tournaments.

Thank you! As a small follow up, is there a number of years eligibility or an age limit on your playing in college?