"Rugby Wandaho! CRUISING" Returns to Kobe on June 20, 2026. The Second Installment of the Popular Shipboard Event!
The popular rugby program "Rugby Wandaho!" will hold its second shipboard talk show event on June 20, 2026, in Kobe. Featuring guests Anna Asano, Hiroaki Taniguchi, and Koichi Murakami, attendees can enjoy live rugby talk and Michelin-supervised cuisine while cruising the Kobe coast.
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The program "Rugby Wandaho!", which has been airing every Monday during the JAPAN RUGBY LEAGUE ONE season since 2022, is holding its second solo shipboard event since the program started. The previous event was a huge success, and it is now returning to the land of Kobe.
This is a collaboration event featuring a live talk show in an extraordinary location where you can feel the sea breeze. Guests include the face of the program, MC Anna Asano, commentator Hiroaki Taniguchi, and Koichi Murakami, who also serves as MC for the "Rugby Love Cruise" held annually by Kobe Sea Bus since 2023.
Following the wish expressed by Mr. Murakami, Mr. Taniguchi, and Ms. Asano to "create an opportunity to interact with viewers," this event has been further powered up since the last one to return to Kobe.
Reservations are now being accepted on a first-come, first-served basis (reception will close once the capacity is reached).
In the first part of the talk live, the contents will be similar to the studio recording but performed inside the boh boh KOBE ship! Cameras will also be filming the scene. You might even be able to do "Wandaho!" together with the three guests!
In the second part, players from "Kobe Fast Gyro," a women's rugby club team in Kobe fully supported by Hayakoma Unyu, will make a special appearance. Enjoy a talk unique to active female rugby players.
Ticket prices include a meal and one drink. In addition to the talk event, guests can enjoy "Kobe Cuisine" exclusive to boh boh KOBE, supervised by Chef Sugisawa of the one-Michelin-starred Kyoto restaurant "Sen," featuring a blend of Japanese food culture and carefully selected Kobe ingredients.
Furthermore, if the timing is right, you can experience an extraordinary cruise where you can see planes taking off and landing at Kobe Airport up close. Please immerse yourself in rugby topics while touching the charm of the shipboard location at Kobe Resort Cruise boh boh KOBE (7-1 Hatoba-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe).
This is a special episode taking place away from the usual studio, on the sea. Enjoy the lighthearted talk of the three guests and the food while savoring the view of Kobe from the ship and the resort atmosphere. Reservations are first-come, first-served, so please book early.
**"Rugby Wandaho! CRUISING"**
■ Date: June 20, 2026 (Saturday)
■ Schedule:
- 16:45: Reception starts
- 17:15: Boarding starts
- 17:45: Departure / Part 1 starts (approx. 45 mins)
- 18:30: Break (Cafe available on board)
- 18:40: Part 2 starts (approx. 40 mins)
- 19:40: Docking
- 20:00: Event scheduled to end
*Schedule is subject to change without notice.
*Passengers in a hurry can disembark after docking even if the event continues until 20:00.
■ Fee: Adult 13,200 yen (tax included), Child 9,900 yen (tax included)
(Includes boarding fee, meal, and 1 drink)
*Additional drinks (including alcohol) and food can be ordered at the onboard cafeteria.
*Specific seats cannot be reserved.
*Adult fare applies to junior high school students and older.
■ Capacity: First 100 people *Reservation required
■ Location: Kobe Sea Bus boh boh KOBE (Boarding from Kamomeria Terminal Pier 5)
■ Reservation: 0120-370-764 (9:00–18:30) or via the provided link/QR code.
This is a collaboration event featuring a live talk show in an extraordinary location where you can feel the sea breeze. Guests include the face of the program, MC Anna Asano, commentator Hiroaki Taniguchi, and Koichi Murakami, who also serves as MC for the "Rugby Love Cruise" held annually by Kobe Sea Bus since 2023.
Following the wish expressed by Mr. Murakami, Mr. Taniguchi, and Ms. Asano to "create an opportunity to interact with viewers," this event has been further powered up since the last one to return to Kobe.
Reservations are now being accepted on a first-come, first-served basis (reception will close once the capacity is reached).
In the first part of the talk live, the contents will be similar to the studio recording but performed inside the boh boh KOBE ship! Cameras will also be filming the scene. You might even be able to do "Wandaho!" together with the three guests!
In the second part, players from "Kobe Fast Gyro," a women's rugby club team in Kobe fully supported by Hayakoma Unyu, will make a special appearance. Enjoy a talk unique to active female rugby players.
Ticket prices include a meal and one drink. In addition to the talk event, guests can enjoy "Kobe Cuisine" exclusive to boh boh KOBE, supervised by Chef Sugisawa of the one-Michelin-starred Kyoto restaurant "Sen," featuring a blend of Japanese food culture and carefully selected Kobe ingredients.
Furthermore, if the timing is right, you can experience an extraordinary cruise where you can see planes taking off and landing at Kobe Airport up close. Please immerse yourself in rugby topics while touching the charm of the shipboard location at Kobe Resort Cruise boh boh KOBE (7-1 Hatoba-cho, Chuo-ku, Kobe).
This is a special episode taking place away from the usual studio, on the sea. Enjoy the lighthearted talk of the three guests and the food while savoring the view of Kobe from the ship and the resort atmosphere. Reservations are first-come, first-served, so please book early.
**"Rugby Wandaho! CRUISING"**
■ Date: June 20, 2026 (Saturday)
■ Schedule:
- 16:45: Reception starts
- 17:15: Boarding starts
- 17:45: Departure / Part 1 starts (approx. 45 mins)
- 18:30: Break (Cafe available on board)
- 18:40: Part 2 starts (approx. 40 mins)
- 19:40: Docking
- 20:00: Event scheduled to end
*Schedule is subject to change without notice.
*Passengers in a hurry can disembark after docking even if the event continues until 20:00.
■ Fee: Adult 13,200 yen (tax included), Child 9,900 yen (tax included)
(Includes boarding fee, meal, and 1 drink)
*Additional drinks (including alcohol) and food can be ordered at the onboard cafeteria.
*Specific seats cannot be reserved.
*Adult fare applies to junior high school students and older.
■ Capacity: First 100 people *Reservation required
■ Location: Kobe Sea Bus boh boh KOBE (Boarding from Kamomeria Terminal Pier 5)
■ Reservation: 0120-370-764 (9:00–18:30) or via the provided link/QR code.