National Sports Festival of Japan
national sport festival japan 国民体育大会 kokumin taiiku taikai national premier sport event japan consists three stage skating ice hockey stage take place january skiing stage take place february main autumn tournament take place september october name often abbreviated kokutai 国体 predecessor tournament meiji shrine tournament held period including pacific war since summer tournament focused swimming autumn tournament focused trackandfield however st tournament summer autumn tournament combined december japan sport association committee tournament decided swimming held midseptember beyond th tournament though actually came effect rd tournament took account peculiar quality holding swimming event also golf tournament moved forward schedule previous summer autumn tournament fundamentally held across one prefecture two winter tournament also take place prefecture making entire tournament often case tournament held colder area hokkaido tōhoku kōshinetsu hokuriku autumn tournament held prefecture rare skating ice hockey tournament held separate area th tournament national sport festival people disability also held skating ice hockey tournament includes figure skating speed skating short track speed skating ice hockey skiing tournament includes giant slalom ski jump nordic combined crosscountry skiing mogul skiing autumn tournament consists swimming water polo bowling football track field judo kendo fencing wrestling mountaineering volleyball basketball softball adult baseball high school hardball softball summer autumn tournament held separately swimming water polo bowling football held summer season addition rd tournament exhibition sport event known dsg デモスポ行事 demo supo gyōji also held event people represent prefecture live work study involves various active community sport tournament official ranking change accordance number point earned final result sum four tournament top placing prefecture men woman awarded emperor cup top prefecture womens score awarded empress cup first summer autumn tournament planned always held kansai first tournament ishikawa prefecture presented opportunity host second tournament host prefecture rotated throughout japan entry qualification differ depending event general rule participant must older third year junior high school third year junior high schoolers allowed participate since rd tournament age classification also differs depending event general rule swimming track field event event follow similar guideline youth b born april year prior april year prior start tournament third year junior high school first year high school student youth born april year prior april year prior start tournament second third year high school student adult born including april year prior start tournament one time separate classification teaching staff addition adult track field remains agreement state much least one member teaching staff team participation invalid even preparation tournament prefecture increase recruitment teaching staff reduce event hiromi taniguchi aiming career teaching graduation university unable take position due small vacancy number immediate aftermath miyazaki event also following end teaching staff classification independent national sport tournament came existence th tournament adult could represent prefecture lived worked however following year marked start hometown athlete system registration similar state origin concept australian sport meant participant could represent area graduated junior high high school thereafter increase number well known hometown athlete mainly focused around individual event regulation revised allow participant based outside japan represent home town kosuke kitajima based time los angeles coach lived represented tokyo th tournament action taken include participation professional athlete project result selection professional athlete appeared tournament since however condition sport governed japan professional sport association judgment participation entrusted sport governing body athlete holding japanese citizenship student enrolled school article one school education law may eligible participate decision made governing body respective sport foreigner permanent residency became eligible participate logo created nd tournament logo red torch leaning degree incline right wrapped blue obi ever since second tournament song young power 若い力 wakai chikara written takao saeki composed shinichi takada played opening closing ceremony largescale sporting event furthermore played opening ceremony emperor empress attendance autumn tournament torch relay following main torch lit burn closing ceremony previously also opening ceremony winter tournament line change tournament changed smaller simpler starting ceremony torch based olympic flame first introduced th tournament torch relay th tournament rd tournament relay event held though carry tournament official flag though remained th tournament afterwards torch relay took place point awarded depending outcome individual event sum point method competing emperor empress cup point given participation game tournament includes blocktournaments point awarded participation blocktournament entrant eligible participate main tournament th tournament maximum number participation point available set point number point awarded victory differs depending event well two main trophy event award trophy certificate victorious athlete ever since tournament niigata host team winning emperor cup empress cup generally become norm simply team preliminary score number factor including ability field athlete every competition ability strengthen athlete funding going newly institution venue event management fact nobu nishimura lieutenant governor yamaguchi prefecture hosted tournament said party host advantage event flagmen event result decided official even there cheating take first place criticised explained position saying meant tendency host prefecture advantage ok break rule move counter custom result kōchi prefecture governor daijirō hashimoto abolishing kochi hosted tournament host prefecture kōchi finished th place tokyo winning overall however time occasion occurred recently many host prefecture built largescale venue host various event large focus appearance example include nagai stadium miyagi stadium ōita bank dome tohoku electric power big swan stadium shizuoka stadium international stadium yokohama generally acknowledged built fifa world cup reality construction purpose main arena tournament however international stadium yokohama built intention potentially hosting olympic game nagai stadium renovated rather built scratch aforementioned arena also sometimes used base j league football team based within prefecture arena used often following tournament spite largescale event anticipated taking place following tournament large amount tax payer money continues go toward maintenance war tournament called meiji shrine tournament held winter tournament held area kanto general rule commencing outer garden meiji shrine area spanning shibuya shinjuku tokyo december kishi memorial gymnasium ryōzō hiranuma director japan sport association izutarō suehiro chairman japan swimming federation sanburō kiyose tatsuo hisatomi keijirō ishida held important sporting administrative position since war proposed holding national athletics event talk sporting event could take place post war period group informal talk hiromu kasuga chairman kansai sport federation formed board director proposal examined approval gained ghq received yen government help cost first tournament held awarding emperor cup empress cup depend prefecture first second special tournament neither awarded th th th tournament winter tournament split summer autumn tournament th tournament divided separating swimming tournament prefecture able host winter summer autumn tournament ☆ mark start tournament name tournament name generally reference autumn tournament possible winter tournament different name especially held elsewhere tournament blue show host win emperor cup exception first tournament commemorative stamp generally issued autumn tournament nd th tournament type stamp issued third tournament type winter tournament well th st tournament two type stamp issued ever since one type stamp released tournament region railway company also issue commemorative item train ticket tournament normally unique mascot character help build support encourage good pr first mascot nameless goat th tournament mie prefecture though referred petmark th tournament hosted gunma first named character horse called gunmachan used named character became norm character st th tournament recently owing yuruchara boom mascot character commonly become official mascot prefecture capacity many mascot already established prefectural mascot prior tournament national sport festival japan official mascot wikipedia ja国民体育大会マスコットキャラクター opening closing ceremony ceremonial music used produced tournament performed torch athlete enter arena addition often case singer strong local connection sing along song match theme tournament generally daily broadcast throughout tournament pm pm nhk educational tv giving information one two event day also opening ceremony broadcast nhk general tv day competitive event rather opening closing ceremony prefecture nhk private regional television studio equipment used newsroom open studio etc also announcer station normally either man woman one person take host role explaining event tournament progress general broadcast format follows simple flow outline summary day main game well introducing key athlete broadcast main sport venue day broadcast studio giving result event topic event bold taken place since first tournament skiing giant slalom special jump crosscountry skiing nordic combined mogul skiing open event snowboarding open event biathlon open event skating speed skating short track speed skating figure skating ice hockey softball football track field swimming swimming race diving synchronised swimming water polo tennis rowing field hockey boxing volleyball gymnastics basketball wrestling sailing weightlifting handball cycling soft tennis table tennis sumo wrestling equestrianism fencing judo badminton kyūdō rifle shooting kendo rugby mountaineering canoeing archery karate jūkendō clay pigeon shooting naginata bowling golf high school baseball open event beach volleyball open event triathlon open event american football first tournament touch football second tournament corporate baseball first three tournament shinai kyōgi normally around exhibition event held autumn tournament trend hold event make best use local feature indiaca orienteering aerobics super session recreational dance houston safety blowgun recreational table tennis hang gliding・paragliding esci tennis soft volleyball target bird golf sport chanbara walking futsal sea kayak gateball wushu ground golf tug war mini softball mini tennis folk dance duathlon kinball tee ball mini volleyball cayman golf mallet golf curolling dodgebee taspony cycling wakeboarding petanque billiards skateboarding roller sport bound tennis padel tennis beach football beachball volleyball surfing senior softball neotennis powerlifting dart bmx trampobics taidō spolec floorball radio calisthenics rhythmic gymnastics b gymnastics triathlon km km jogging marathon protected karate boy girl sport dodgeball softball football handball disabled sport blind football powerchair football disabled softball disabled golf winter snowboarding freestyle skiing curling tournament tokyo softball naginata jūkendō triathlon take place biannually debate underway regarding implementation womens event sport womens counterpart olympics womens event added judo since football since plan aside womens rugby event well movement change womens cycling wrestling currently exhibition event full tournament event regarding youth section motion place upper limit number participant due overcrowding fulltime company employee take part tournament player coach referee judge official etc might qualify special leave case team sport come team selection known champion team go unchanged subsequent tournament matter sport governing body prefecture determine sport japan list sport governing body japan japan sport association national sport festival 天皇制を廃止すべきの理由 日本の国体を共和制に変えよう！