It's Superbowl "Monday!"
The Super Bowl airs live on Monday morning in Japan. Kickoff is around 8:30am, right when most people are supposed to be commuting or already at their desks. Watching it live takes planning, coffee, and a place that’s actually open.
In Nagoya, that place is Shooters Sports Bar and Grill.
Once a year, Shooters opens its doors early for the Super Bowl and shows the full broadcast, live. Doors open at 7:30am, giving people time to arrive, order drinks, and get settled before kickoff. By the time the game starts, people are settled in, talking, eating, and watching the screens.
This isn’t a pop-up event or a one-off promotion. Shooters does this every year, and regulars plan around it. Jerseys show up early. Coffee and soft drinks start and uh... a few beers... start moving immediately. Plates get filled from the breakfast buffet and refilled again as the game stretches on.
What's more this year's broadcast features a head-to-head Chili Cook-Off battle between Chris Z and his team during the game!
Entry to the live viewing includes an all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet that runs throughout the game, along with an open soft drink bar. Beer and cocktails are available for an additional charge. Some people take the morning off and treat it as a full-on EVENT. Others fit the game into their regular workday and just want a reliable place to sit and watch without rushing.
By 8am, people have found their spots. The crowd is mixed: long-term residents, visiting expats, local NFL fans, and people who learned years ago that trying to stream the Super Bowl at work isn’t worth the effort. Conversation picks up and drops depending on what’s happening on screen. People move between the buffet and the bar. This is a Nagoya tradition.
This is why the event fills up every year.
The game will be a rematch of Super Bowl XLIX, in which the Patriots defeated the Seahawks 28–24. No players have remained on either team since that Super Bowl, with McDaniels being the only coach to appear in both games. Seahawks general manager John Schneider is the first NFL general manager to reach multiple Super Bowls with a different roster and head coach.
This is the first Super Bowl since Super Bowl XXXVIII to feature two teams that missed the playoffs the previous season. It was also the most unlikely Super Bowl matchup in at least 50 years based on preseason odds, with Seattle 60–1 to win the Super Bowl and New England 80–1.
(Source: Wikipedia)
Standing Room Only!
As we write this, seated tickets for the live broadcast are sold out, with limited standing room only still available.
That’s typical. Super Bowl morning at Shooters is popular, and reservations are always recommended. Being part of a crowd is part of the fun—even without a seat!
For others, Monday morning simply isn’t feasible. Shooters accounts for this as well. So for those who can’t make the early start, the bar will be showing a full-game replay later the same day, beginning in the early evening. There’s no cover charge for the replay—just come in, order food and drinks, and watch the entire game without the alarm clock. (Just avoid spoilers!)
The two options reflect how people feel about the tradition. Some are willing to rearrange their Monday to watch the game live. Others prefer to wait until after work and watch it properly, with a drink in hand and no rush to be anywhere else.
Either way, when the Super Bowl rolls around in Nagoya, Shooters is where people end up. Sometimes seated, sometimes standing, sometimes just happy to watch with a group of fervent fans.
The Details
Shooters' Super Bowl
Watch Party
Venue:
Shooters Sports Bar and Grill
Date:
Mon, Feb. 9, 2026
Times:
Doors open 7:30am
Kickoff approx. 8:30am
Price:
¥4,000 + tax (live viewing)
Includes:
• All-you-can-eat breakfast buffet (during the game)
• Soft drink bar
• Beer & cocktails available for an additional charge
Monday Evening Replay
Time:
From 18:00
Price:
No cover charge
(Food & drinks ordered separately)
Shooters Sports Bar and Grill
Pola Building 2F
Sakae 2-9-26
Naka-ku, Nagoya
Reservations / Enquiries:
Tel: (052) 202-7077
Access
By Subway / Train:
Fushimi Station (Higashiyama Line H09 / Tsurumai Line T07), Exit 5.
About a 2–3 minute walk south along Fushimi-dōri.
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