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Japanese Sports Day: I Train Young Warriors · 25 October 04

UPDATED: Fresh explanations!
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When I heard that the agricultural school where I work two days a week was going to have a massive sports festival, I prayed it would be weird.

Thank you, Japan. You never let me down.

The day’s biggest revelation? I train young warriors. (Well, I just train them in English. But still.)

Boxer at sports fest

Beneath the raised gym on campus, the boxing squad battles in a full-size boxing ring. Yup, we have a boxing squad. At a high school.

But the hard-core don’t stop there. Even the regular kids played sports with insane vigour at the fest. 100m dash? Weak.

Barefoot? Better.

Sports Fest 100m Dash

But that’s just a warm-up for the full-speed carrying people in wacky positions race:

Pyramid race at Sports Fest

And sumos! Just as plump as you’d hope they would be!

Sumos walking in line

In class they rarely speak. On the field… they rarely speak. But they got the grimace goin’ on…

Grimacing Sumo Wrestler

And they love photo-ops.

Sumo and me

Though they will make you appear scrawny(er) and powerless.

Each group performed in a mighty parade. The most astounding? The uniformed teenagers dancing with giant radishes.

Picture of people dancing with radishes.

Brief videos will be uploaded soon.

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  1. (japanese accent)
    BIG SHOUT OUT TO KUMAMOTO PARTY PEOPLE!
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    WRP    2657 days ago    #

  2. WRP scares me. I got much love for him, but he scares me.
    saleem    2654 days ago    #

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