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2026 Title Sponsor Announcement: “Mynavi Tour de Kyushu 2026”
Overview of Mynavi Tour de Kyushu 2026
On Friday, March 27, 2026, the event organizers announced the outline of this year’s race at Hotel Nikko Fukuoka., which will be held this October.
For the fourth edition of the event in 2026, Mynavi Corporation will once again serve as the title sponsor, following its support of the previous three editions. Accordingly, the official event name will be Mynavi Tour de Kyushu 2026.
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Event Overview
Event Name: Mynavi Tour de Kyushu 2026
Dates: October 9 (Fri) – October 12 (Mon, National Holiday), 2026
Host Prefectures:
Nagasaki, Fukuoka, Saga, Kumamoto, Oita, and Miyazaki
Organizers:
Tour de Kyushu 2026 Organizing Committee / Tour de Kyushu Association
Event Schedule
October 9 (Fri) – Exhibition Race
- Sasebo City – Nagasaki Prefecture
October 10 (Sat) – Stage 1
- Fukuoka City and Itoshima City – Fukuoka Prefecture
- Karatsu City – Saga Prefecture
October 11 (Sun) – Stage 2
- Aso City, Minamioguni Town, Ubuyama Village, Takamori Town, and Minamiaso Village – Kumamoto Prefecture
- Taketa City and Bungoono City – Oita Prefecture
October 12 (Mon, National Holiday) – Stage 3
- Miyazaki City and Nichinan City – Miyazaki Prefecture
Partners
Companies that have expressed their sponsorship intentions as of this announcement:
Diamond Partner
- Mynavi Corporation
Platinum Partner
- Kajima Corporation
Gold Partners
- Bridgestone Corporation
- Suntory Foods Limited
- NIPPO Corporation
- Fukuoka Trans Co., Ltd.
- Kyushu Electric Power Co., Inc.
Silver Partners
- Standard & Advanced Consulting Co., Ltd.
- ITFOR Inc.
- All Nippon Airways (ANA)
- Japan Airlines (JAL)
- NTT DOCOMO, INC.
- Cygames, Inc.
Bronze Partners
- Nishi-Nippon Railroad Co., Ltd.
- Kyushu Railway Company (JR Kyushu)
- NTT West Corporation
- Higo Bank, Ltd.
- Asahi Kasei Corporation
- SoftBank Corp.
- JTB Corporation
Consulting Partners
- Institut Français du Japon – Kyushu
- K-robot Co., Ltd.
- T&Y MATSUMOTO Corp.
- Development Bank of Japan Inc.
Iron Partners
- Aso Corporation
- Hiyoko Co., Ltd.
- Craftia Co., Ltd.
- Fukuoka Financial Group, Inc.
- Dai-ichi Life Insurance Company, Limited
- Nishi-Nippon City Bank, Ltd.
- ZENRIN Co., Ltd.
- Mitsubishi Corporation
- Nomura Securities Co., Ltd.
- OGK Kabuto Co., Ltd.
- West Japan Railway Company (JR West)
- Property Management Institute Co., Ltd.
Supporters
- NTN Sales Japan Ltd.
- Ishii Food Co., Ltd.
- Showa Bus Co., Ltd.
- Teno Holdings Company Limited
- Fukuyama Consultants Co., Ltd.
- Fukuoka Jisho Co., Ltd.
- Kongo Co., Ltd.
- PEARL iZUMi Co., Ltd.
- St. Mary’s Hospital (Yuki no Seibo-kai Social Medical Corporation)
- Miyazaki Toyota Motor Corporation
- Fukuya Co., Ltd.
- Idemitsu Kosan Co., Ltd. (Kyushu Branch)
Mynavi Tour de Kyushu 2026 Ambassadors
PROFILE
Koichi Nakano
AMBASSADOR
Koichi Nakano was born in Kurume City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
In 1977, he became the first Japanese rider to win the sprint event of the World Cycling Championships, a feat he repeated for 10 consecutive years until 1986. Known as “Mr. Nakano of the World” and “Mr. Keirin,” he was one of the first Japanese athletes to compete overseas. In 2006, he was awarded the Medal with Purple Ribbon.
PROFILE
Kawasaki Munenori
EVENT CAPTAIN
Originally from Aira City, Kagoshima Prefecture.
He joined the Fukuoka Daiei Hawks after graduating from Kagoshima Prefectural Kagoshima Technical High School (2000).
He excelled as a shortstop, winning the most hits and stolen base titles (2004), as well as Best Nine and Golden Glove awards.
He was selected to represent Japan at the 2006 World Baseball Classic and made a significant contribution to their victory.
In 2012, he moved to Major League Baseball, playing for the Seattle Mariners, Toronto Blue Jays, and Chicago Cubs.
Afterwards, he played again for teams such as the Fukuoka SoftBank Hawks, Wei Chuan Dragons, and Tochigi Golden Braves, while continuing to spread the joy of baseball through baseball clinics and YouTube.
PROFILE
KUMAMON EVENT CHEER CAPTAIN
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- Birthplace
- Kumamoto Prefecture
- Birthday
- March 12
- Gender
- “I’m a boy!”
- Special Skills
- “Dancing” and “Finding Surprises and Happiness”
- Job
- Technically a civil servant. Sales Manager and Happiness Manager of Kumamoto Prefecture. Spreading the Kumamoto Surpri
- se to share the charm of Kumamoto with everyone.
- Role
- Appointed Cheer Captain for MyNavi Tour de Kyushu 2026 on March 27, 2026.
PROFILE
Mei Ueda
CHEER SQUAD
A model and talent from Uto City, Kumamoto Prefecture.
Miss International Japan 2024.
The following year, she won the title of Miss Asia at the world competition.
Currently, she is active in the fields of “beauty, health, and education,” and also promotes the charms of Kumamoto as a Kumamoto Prefecture Ambassador and Uto City Goodwill Ambassador.
Her hobbies are traveling, road cycling, and running.
PROFILE
Beki
CHEER SQUAD
Kyushu Cycling Navigator.
Originally from Tsushima City, Nagasaki Prefecture, currently residing in Kitakyushu City, Fukuoka Prefecture.
“I started riding a road bike in 2010, and I’m currently sharing the charm of cycling and the local area of Kyushu through my YouTube channel “Beki’s Must-Visit Places!” and on Instagram, where I introduce cycling routes and photogenic spots.”
She is involved in a wide range of activities, including cafe rides and participating in the “PBP,” a 1200km brevet, and in recent years has also been challenging herself in road races and hill climb races.
PROFILE
CHEERLEADERS
This team is led by Sayuri Soga, the first Japanese cheerleader to work in the NFL, the world’s top football league.
MESSAGE
“We cheerleaders value the idea of “moving people’s hearts through the power of cheering”,
and we feel honored to be part of the international stage of Mynavi Tour de Kyushu 2026.
Through energetic performances and bright smiles, we hope to support the athletes as they take on this incredible challenge while sharing excitement, inspiration, and positive energy with everyone in attendance.
We will put our hearts into our activities to make this edition even more exciting and expand the circle of support!
We look forward to seeing you at Tour de Kyushu 2026!”
We sincerely appreciate the continued support of everyone involved.
Through the safe and environmentally responsible operation of the event, we aim to promote cycle tourism, attract even more spectators, and contribute to the continued growth and development of the Kyushu region.
If you are interested in becoming a sponsor of the event, please contact us using the information below.
Contact:
Tour de Kyushu Association
Tel: +81-92-981-3020
E-mail: contact@tourdekyushu.asia