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<\/p>\nJoin this International Friendship Sports Day in Sasebo to experience friendship through sports. English-speaking foreigners, as well as locals, are welcome and admission is free! Participants also get prizes for joining activities. Everyone is welcome. It\u2019s free, but pre-registration is required.<\/p>\n
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Opening event<\/strong> Games<\/strong><\/p>\n Ending event<\/strong> Extra<\/strong> Information<\/strong> Sponsorship: Sasebo Intercultural Project \u201cSports Day Team\u201d \u2022 10\/26 (Sat.) Join this International Friendship Sports Day in Sasebo to experience friendship through sports. English-speaking foreigners, as well as locals, are welcome and admission is free! Participants also get prizes for joining activities. Everyone is welcome. It\u2019s free, but pre-registration is required.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":27918,"featured_media":125226,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-125219","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-sasebo","event-type-sports","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/125219","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/27918"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=125219"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/125226"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=125219"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=125219"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n1. Baton twirling exhibition (presented by Sasebo Commercial High School)
\n2. Opening remarks
\n3. Player\u2019s oath
\n4. Stretching exercise<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/guruguru-batto-1.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&ssl=1\")
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\n1. Spin around the bat (guruguru-batto)
\nSpin around the baseball bat 10 times before running to the goal.
\n6 x 8 races <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/international-sports-day-1.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&ssl=1\")
\n2. Bite off the bread (Pankui-kyoso)
\nBite off the bread hung by a thread and run to the goal. Using mouths only!
\n6 x 10 races <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/international-sports-day-2.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&ssl=1\")
\n3. Two people with three legs (Ninin-sankyaku)
\nTie one of your legs to one of your partner\u2019s and run with three legs.
\n4 pairs x 8 races <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/international-sports-day-3.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&ssl=1\")
\n4. Balancing game (Baransu-gemu)
\nRun while balancing a ball on a spoon. Don\u2019t drop the ball!
\n6 x 10 races <\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tsunahiki.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&ssl=1\")
\n5. Tug-of-war (Tsunahiki)
\nTug on the big rope from one side.
\nAll of the participants (4 teams)<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/tamaire-1.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&ssl=1\")
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\n6. Throw balls in the basket (Tamaire)
\nThrow balls in the basket to score points for your team.
\nEveryone participates (2 teams)<\/p>\n
\n1. Ending remarks (16:00)<\/p>\n
\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/yosakoi.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&ssl=1\")
\n1. Yosakoi Dancing (Yosakoi)
\nSasebo\u2019s famous Yosakoi Dance. Let\u2019s have fun and dance together.<\/p>\n![\"\"](\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/09\/mochi-maki-1.jpg?resize=1400%2C933&ssl=1\")
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\n2. Mochi-maki
\nJapanese traditional event of scattering mochi (rice cakes) and then searching for them.<\/p>\n
\n1. This event is for elementary students and older. (Japanese participants will all
\n Be high school students.)
\n2. Parking space is limited. Public transportation is recommended.
\n3. All participants are covered by accident insurance.<\/p>\n
\nCo-host: Sasebo City, Sasebo City Board of Education<\/p>\n
\n\u2022 14:00~16:00
\n\u2022 Free *pre-registration required, apply by 10\/21 (Mon.)
\n\u2022 Application form: https:\/\/ssl.form-mailer.jp\/fms\/a1777df6584127<\/a>
\n\u2022 Limit 100 English-speaking foreigners (first come, first serve)
\n\u2022 Please bring indoor shoes!
\n\u2022 Taiiku Bunka Kan (Small Gym)
\n\u2022 6-17 Kogetsu-cho, Sasebo City, Nagasaki<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"