KYOTO MEN'S VOLLEYBALL CLUB
The first generation weaving Kyoto’s tradition and AI into sports business.
A new men’s professional volleyball club from Kyoto, Japan
EST. 2026 ─ TARGET SV LEAGUE 2027
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COUNTDOWN TO SV LEAGUE
(Draft — provisional guidance for the founding phase)
KYOTO VALLEY is a new men’s professional volleyball club based in Kyoto, Japan. Aiming to join the SV.LEAGUE — Japan’s top division — in 2027, the club is built around AI-native management and ØRIME, its student development program. This is a new challenge in volleyball, starting from Kyoto.
Based in Kyoto, Japan’s capital for a thousand years, we are building a club that grows together with its community — working with residents, universities and businesses so that volleyball takes root as part of the city’s culture.
AI is built into everything from day one — management, player development and communications. We are designing a club from the ground up where people and AI agents work side by side.
Starting from ØRIME, our student development program, we aim to produce players, staff and sports-business professionals from across the Kyoto region.
From our launch press conferences (Part 1: 28 July 2026 / Part 2: 16 September 2026) to the SV.LEAGUE in November 2027, and on to 2031.
Through 2026.09 (planned)
Through 2027.11 (planned)
Through 2031 (vision)
A student program raising the first generation that weaves Kyoto’s tradition and AI into sports business.
TAGLINE
Weaving
Kyoto’s tradition and AI into sports business.
ØRIME (Orime) is the student development program launched by KYOTO VALLEY. Beyond players, it offers four tracks — marketing, creative, sports business and technology — run in partnership with universities across the Kyoto region. We are looking for people who want to build the future of a sports club with us.
DURATION
2 YEARS
A shared first year, then placement into a track
COURSES
4 TRACKS
MARKETING / CREATIVE / SPORTS COMMISSION / TECH
CERTIFICATE
CERTIFIED
An official certificate of completion, usable in job applications
PARTNERS
KYOTO UNIVERSITIES
Agreements signed at president and chairman level, rolling out progressively
Announcements and updates from the club.
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Key facts for journalists. We welcome interview requests and enquiries in English.
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Build the first generation with us.
We welcome enquiries from partner companies, universities, media and students. Precisely because we are only just starting, everyone who gets involved now becomes part of the club’s DNA.