Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club

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Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club
Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club

The Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club, founded in 1870 by Alexander Cameron Sim, is Kobe and the Kansai region's oldest sports club. The club moved to a newly manufactured building at the end of 1870 and held its first-ever regatta on December 24, 1870. The first official football match in Japan was held on February 18, 1888 between the KR&AC and its Yokohama counterpart, the Yokohama Country & Athletic Club.[1]

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  1. ^ Kobe Regatta & Athletic Club - "a distinguished history", retrieved February 26, 2007

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Coordinates: 34°41′28″N, 135°11′56″E

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