Overview

The official Hidetoshi Nakata website was launched in 1998. In an era when the internet was not yet widespread, it pioneered the concept of athletes having their own “personal media” to disseminate information, becoming a pioneering presence.

URL

nakata.net

Activities

It became a major topic of conversation as the first time in the world that an active athlete announced their transfer from their team on the internet as their own message. In addition, during the World Cup in Korea and Japan, they developed internet projects that were ahead of their time, such as building a function that allowed people to chat in multiple languages and a system that allowed members to communicate with each other on a members-only page. Furthermore, they have continued to plan and implement various projects associated with “nakata.net” to this day, such as creating a limited-time cafe “nakata.net cafe” where people could watch the World Cup on public viewing, and a TV program “nakata.net TV” hosted by Nakata himself.