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International Mutual Sports and Cultural Programs
SANIX has been supporting international sports tournaments, activities and cultural events,
by providing chances for developing global communication and sports skills of younger generations at
Global Arena*
*Our founder, Shinichi Munemasa, constructed a comprehensive sports cultural facility (Munakata-shi, Fukuoka Prefecture) based on the funder’s profits at the time of the initial public offering of stocks. Lodging facilities and restaurants are also available for sports competitions, school training, and corporate training as well as for citizens’ recreation.
For more details, please see Integrated Report
SANIX World Rugby Youth Tournament
Takes place annually at the end of April to early May, since 2000
Host: Japan Rugby Football Union, SANIX Sports Foundation, Global Arena
Participant nations and regions
Australia, Canada, England, Fiji, France, Ireland, Italy,
Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Russia, Samoa, Scotland,
SouthAfrica, Taiwan, Tonga, Uruguay, Wales
Total number of participants until 2019:13,000
SANIX Cup Int’l Youth Soccer Tournament
Takes place annually at the end of March, since 2003
Host: Kyushu Soccer association, SANIX Sports Foundation
Participant nations and regions
Australia, Bulgaria, China, England, France, Malaysia,
Netherlands, Italy, Japan, Korea, New Zealand, Russia,
Taiwan,Thailand, USA, Uzbekistan, Vietnam
Total number of participants until 2019:7,000
SANIX Cup U-17 Int’l Handball Tournament
Takes place annually at the end of October, since 2008
Host: Kyushu Handball Association, SANIX Sports Foundation
Participant nations and regions
Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Korea, Netherlands,
Taiwan, Thailand
Total number of participants until 2019:3,400
SANIX Cup Int’l Junior Rythmic Gymnastics Group Tournament
Takes place annually at the end of November, since 2003
Host: Fukuoka association , SANIX Sports Foundation
Participant nations and regions
Australia, Azerbaijan, Bulgaria, China, Japan, Kazakhstan, Korea, Lithuania, Malaysia, Russia, Taiwan, Thailand
Total number of participants until 2019:10,150
SANIX Int’l Juvenile Judo Championship Fukuoka
Takes place annually in December, ince 2003
Host: Kyushu Judo Federation, SANIX Sports Foundation, Etc
Participant nations and regions
Australia, Beslan, Bulgaria, Chechnya, China, Germany, Hong Kong, Israel, Japan, Korea, Latvia, Mongolia, Netherlands, Palestine, Romania, Russia, Singapore, Slovenia, South Africa, Sri Lanka,Taiwan, UAE, USA
Total number of participants until 2019:11,700
Global Arena Bulgarian Festival
Takes place in September annually, since 2001
Host: SANIX Sports Foundation, Global Arena
From the Kazanlak, a place famous
for rose festival, traditional folk dance
ensemble attends a festival, also visits
each place in Fukuoka.
This Festival aims to introduce a
Bulgarian culture and promote
cultural exchange between Bulgaria
and Japan.
Participation in Education
Sports instruction by the rugby club (Munakata Sanix Blues)
SANIX has a rugby section, the Munakata Sanix Blues (founded in 1994). Since 2002, the Rugby section, together with the SANIX Sports Foundation (funded as a foundation in 1997) has been teaching Tag Rugby in physical education classes at elementary schools in Munakata City, Fukuoka Prefecture (15 schools, 1,014 people, and 121 hours in FY2018). In addition we also provide rugby classrooms for children at kindergartens and nursery schools in the city (10 schools and 340 people in FY2018), and guidance for those who wish to visit or uses Global Arena for lodging training.
Career development division’s
Outreach Lecture
We have long established a training center to focus on employee education, and have been researching and refurbishing our own employee education programs. In particular, "courtesy, greetings, manners, and communication" are given on-site to junior high schools, high schools, community colleges, fire departments and other organizations in recognition and appreciation of social values in local communities and educational institutions.