🚶‍♂️ Japanese Elementary School Sports Festival - Walking in Japan 日本の小学校体育大会 - 日本のモンスター

🚶‍♂️Sports festivals (undokai in Japanese) are an important and anticipated event in schools throughout Japan. These events were in the past most often held in the autumn though many schools today prefer to stage these events during the spring. The typically sports day will include an opening ceremony followed by speeches from such dignitaries as the school principal and representatives (kids) from each of the competing teams. Most schools divide the class body into three teams, identified by color (often the school colors) and composed of a fairly equal number of kids from each grade. The older kids typically take a leading role and will assist and guide their juniors through the events. You can spot a sixth grader helping little Emily (at that time a first grader) with her class dance. These helpers are called partners and are typically assigned to help the smaller kids throughout the school year.

Nearly all of the events are group-oriented and designed to help the kids learn to work as a team. Different schools may have unique events though some activities (such as the giant ball games and bean toss) seem to be popular with nearly all schools. Cheerleading is a very important part of a sports festival and especially energetic cheerleaders are greatly admired and appreciated. Watch the cheerleaders as the pull their bodies back to begin a cheer and urge their team members to join in and root hard for the competing athletes.

Sports festivals are not just for kids and many communities will stage these events for the benefit and pleasure of an entire neighborhood of village. Our little community has an annual sports festival in which adults and children compete together. This event is held on the grounds of this same elementary school and is great fun! The old folks of the community especially seem to appreciate our community sports festival and their turnout and management of the event is important and appreciated by all. (KB)

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