Monday, January 23, 2023
The 3rd Hokuryu Kendama Festival, organized by the Hokuryu Kendama Club (represented by Naoki Kishi), was held on January 21 (Sat.) at 2:00 p.m. in the large hall on the second floor of the Hokuryu Community Center under the pouring snow. About 14 energetic elementary and junior high school students and 4 adults from Hokuryu participated in the event and had a lot of fun playing kendama.
- 1 At the Main Hall on the 2nd floor of the Hokuryu-cho Community Center
- 2 Greetings from Naoki Kishi, Representative Director
- 3 Explanation of the game: Representative Kishi
- 4 A heated game begins!
- 5 Announcement of results and awarding of medals
- 6 Closing Remarks
- 7 Kendama and sweets presented by Captain Koyama
- 8 A gift of a delightful pastry!
- 9 Everyone snapped a commemorative photo together!
- 10 Youtube Video
- 11 More Photos
- 12 Related Articles
At the Main Hall on the 2nd floor of the Hokuryu-cho Community Center
Greetings from Naoki Kishi, Representative Director
The first was held in December 2021, the second in August 2022, and now the third will be held this month.
Dr. Masateru Akamatsu from Asahikawa and Captain Koyama (Special Damars) from Sapporo came to help us. Please introduce yourselves.
Special Damars, Captain Koyama
I have a group called Special Damars in Sapporo that meets once or twice a month. Everyone calls me "Captain. If you have any questions about techniques or tips, please feel free to ask me. I look forward to working with you," said Captain Koyama.
Dr. Masateru Akamatsu JOHN
Today is the third installment of the 'Hokuryu Kendama Festival.' I have visited many times before, but today we have a wonderful person here, Captain Koyama, so please ask him many questions and have fun playing," said JOHN Sensei.
Explanation of the game: Representative Kishi
Today we have unicorn races and trick battles.
For the unicorn race, opponents are determined by drawing lots, and children compete one-on-one!
In the trick battle, participants had three minutes to try their hand at a trick by choosing nine tricks from a list of tricks with points indicated and writing them down on a sheet (3✕3 square sheet)!
Points are awarded for tricks completed in time!
In addition, 5 points are added per row of 9 frames per bingo!
The winner is the one with the highest final point count!
After one set, the top six places will play the final match, and medals will be awarded to the first three places.
Finally, there will be an adult trick battle, so please look forward to it," said Representative Kishi.
A heated game begins!
unicorn race
Put the kendama on your forehead and don't let it fall off!
Balanced!
Slowly and carefully!
Last dash!
trick battle
Challenge yourself with techniques that match your level of skill!
A brain game in which you carefully work out a strategy to improve your points!
Aim to clear the area within 3 minutes!
Check the tricks you were able to clear and add up your score!
Both children and adults are challenged together!
Serious and careful.
Extreme concentration!
Yatter! Clear!
Adult Trick Battle
Stunning adult skills on display!
Announcement of results and awarding of medals
Well done for scoring so brilliantly!
Congratulations!
Winning medals!
Closing Remarks
Captain Koyama.
Thank you for entertaining us today.
ZOOMADANKE meets HOKKAIDO" will be held in Atsuma on February 11 (Sat) and in Sapporo on February 12 (Sun), and we will have Kendama performances, mini games, workshops, etc. Please join us if you are able. Thank you very much for your time today. Thank you very much for your cooperation," said Captain Koyama.
Dr. JOHN.
Asahikawa will host "ASAHIKAWA KENDAMAX (organized by Asahikawa Central City Area Revitalization Council)" on Saturday, February 25 at ICT Park.
Fun events such as kendama sessions, mini-games, freestyle competitions, etc. will be featured. Feel free to join us with your family. It was really a great tournament today. Thank you very much," said JOHN Sensei.
Representative Kishi
The 3rd Kendama Festival has come to a successful conclusion. At first, I didn't know anything about kendama, but everyone is learning more and more skills and growing up.
It is great to see the upperclassmen teaching the new juniors well. We would like to continue to hold such events in the future. Thank you very much for your time today," said Representative Kishi.
Kendama and sweets presented by Captain Koyama
At the end of the event, two kendama balls and sweets presented by Captain Koyama were handed to everyone, as well as sweets from Representative Kishi.
Two nice "kendama".
Lots of snacks!
Since there were two kendama, a kendama was given to the last two winners by a game (a game in which an adult tries a technique and predicts in advance whether the winner can or cannot complete this technique).
A gift of a delightful pastry!
Everyone snapped a commemorative photo together!
A sports game in which players must complete kendama moves, devise a strategy, and think through how to score high points!
With endless love, gratitude, and prayers to the Hokuryu Kendama Club, who continue to improve their skills, encourage and learn from each other, and make daily efforts to further improve and leap forward.
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