It looks like the “14th Wanpaku Sumo Nishinomiya Tournament” will be held at Imazu Elementary School on Sunday, May 31.
Quoted from Information on the 14th Wanpaku Sumo Nishinomiya Tournament｜Junior Chamber International Nishinomiya
14th Wanpaku Sumo Nishinomiya Tournament
When is it?
Sunday, May 31
Registration from 9:00
Opening from 10:00
Scheduled closing at 15:00
Where is it?
Imazu Elementary School
Here it is on the map↓
The address is 4-10 Imazu Futabacho, Nishinomiya City, Hyogo Prefecture.
What kind of event is it?
The “Wanpaku Sumo” Nishinomiya Tournament is for 4th to 6th grade elementary school students. It’s a full-fledged tournament held with the cooperation of the sumo club at Hotoku Gakuen High School, with heated matches divided by gender and grade level🏆
The winner in each grade will earn the right to compete in the Hyogo Prefectural Tournament, which will be held in Amagasaki on June 28. On top of that, top finishers at the prefectural tournament will be able to take on the national tournament held at Ryogoku Kokugikan💪
On the day of the event, as part of “with Kodomo Shokudo,” there will also be free chanko dishes served to families and spectators🍲
Participation fee
1,000 yen
Who can participate?
Boys and girls in grades 4 to 6 who live in Nishinomiya
How to apply
Apply through the official LINE account
Deadline: Monday, May 25, by 17:00
Please send the following required information↓
- Participant’s name (furigana) and gender
- Date of birth
- School name and grade
- Address
- Home phone number
- Parent/guardian name
- Parent/guardian mobile phone number
- Parent/guardian email address
- Height and weight (optional)
- Medical history
- Name of sumo class, if the participant attends one
For details → click here
Finally
The national tournament will apparently be held at none other than Ryogoku Kokugikan, so this is a pretty serious competition. There will also be chanko dishes served, so family members coming to cheer should be able to enjoy themselves too. If your child is interested in sumo, why not give it a try?😄
