Akita Northern Bullets are a Japaneserugby union team that play in the Top East League. The team is based in Akita, Akita, Japan.[1] In 1958, the Akita City Government created a rugby union team. The new Bullets team was formed in 2004, and allocated to the Top North League. As of 2017, the club is in the Top East Division 1, the third-highest level of rugby competition in the country