Steely Ascent, Kanagawa Blaze’s Rise from Amateur Roots to Championship Legacy
Formed in the small coastal town of Miura, Japan in 1998, the Kanagawa Blaze began as a modest amateur basketball team. Volunteers from the community organized weekend matches on a worn-by-time concrete court under streetlights, fostering not just sportsmanship but local pride. Players and fans alike share how, in those early years, every win—no matter…