Sports Day

The Monday after the Culture Festival was Wadayama High School's Sports Day- not to be confused with the National Sports Day in October. We were lucky and had perfect weather -- clear blue skies, with enough breeze to cool you down.






The kids were divided by grade level for the various events. There were a lot of races, but my favorites were the obstacle courses and the Bamboo Pull. The Bamboo Pull pits two teams of girls against each other, with 12 bamboo poles equidistant from the teams' finishing lines. The girls run out and try to drag the most poles to their side. As girls win one pole, they're freed up to join other girls on other poles. This leads to lots of lop-sided contests, with girls being dragged along the ground, kicking and yelling. Tons of fun!!