The Kobelco Kobe Steelers are a Japanese rugby union team owned by Kobe Steel, and based in Kobe. They were the first ever Top League champions when the League started in the 2003-2004 season. The team rebranded as Kobelco Kobe Steelers ahead of the rebranding of the Top League to the Japan Rugby League One in 2022.
Kobelco Kobe Steelers
Kobe Steel, Ltd., is a major Japanese steel manufacturer headquartered in Chūō-ku, Kobe. KOBELCO is the unified brand name of the Kobe Steel Group.
Tokyo Head Office
Suzuki Shoten headquarters (formerly Mikado Hotel, before 1918)
Kobe Steel Kobe headquarters
Kakogawa Works