Due to the J.League's season transition starting from the 2026 season, it has been decided that the summer training camp before the start of the 2026/27 season will be held in Shiraoi Town, Hokkaido.
On Friday, November 7, a memorandum of understanding regarding the camp implementation was signed with Shiraoi Town. Full support will be provided for holding the camp, including facility improvements such as the soccer field at the training venue, 'Sakuragaoka Athletic Stadium.'
* Details of this camp and the camp before the start of the Meiji Yasuda J1 Century Vision League will be announced as soon as they are finalized.
□ Hideo Oshio, Mayor of Shiraoi Town
“Considering the J.League’s transition to an autumn-spring season starting from the 2026/27 season, our town has been promoting recruitment activities based on the premise of improving the soccer field at Shiraoi Sakuragaoka Park Athletic Stadium.
As a result, it has been decided that FC Tokyo, which belongs to the J1 League, will hold a camp in our town in the summer of 2026.
On November 7, we visited Tokyo Football Club Co., Ltd. and signed a memorandum of understanding to hold the summer camp in our town in 2026.
Next year marks the 50th anniversary since our town declared itself a sports city, making it a significant milestone. This also means we can offer dreams and hope to the children and all the townspeople, so the decision to hold this camp is truly a very welcome development.
Going forward, we plan to carry out facility improvements in a planned manner to ensure the satisfaction of everyone at the club, and through cooperation with the J.League Camp Invitation Promotion Association, which was established on October 17 of this year, we will make thorough preparations such as improving the reception environment and proceed with our efforts with the utmost care.
□ Shigeya Kawagishi, President and CEO
"FC Tokyo has decided to hold its 2026 summer pre-season camp at the Sakuragaoka Athletic Stadium in Shiraoi Town, Hokkaido, in line with the J.League's season transition.
Even amid the recent extreme summer heat across various parts of the country, we expect that Shiraoi Town’s cool and stable climate and magnificent natural surroundings will allow us to conduct focused training camps.
We sincerely thank Shiraoi Town and all members of the J.League Camp Invitation Promotion Association for their tremendous efforts in preparing the grounds and promoting the camp invitation.
The entire team is looking forward to meeting the people of the Shiraoi community.
□ About Shiraoi Town
Located in the southwestern part of Hokkaido, it is a nature-rich town embraced by the vast Pacific Ocean to the south and majestic mountains that form part of Shikotsu-Toya National Park to the north, with about 75% of its area covered by forests.
The indigenous Ainu people have nurtured a rich living culture since ancient times.
In July 2020, the National Center serving as a base for the revival, creation, and development of Ainu culture, the Ethnic Symbiosis Symbolic Space 'Upopoy,' opened on the shores of Lake Poroto in Shiraoi Town.
◇Shiraoi Town's official website is here (external site)
