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A school festival at a high school in Kagoshima. Cultural festivals (文化祭, Bunkasai) in Japan are annual open day events held by most schools, from nursery schools to universities at which their students display their artistic achievements. [1] People who want to enter the school themselves or who are interested in the school may come to ...
Japanese festivals, or matsuri (Japanese: 祭り), are traditional festive occasions often celebrated with dance and music in Japan.The origin of the word matsuri is related to the kami (神, Shinto deities); there are theories that the word matsuri is derived from matsu (待つ) meaning "to wait (for the kami to descend)", tatematsuru (献る) meaning "to make offerings to the kami", and ...
Undokai (2005) Sports day, called undōkai (運動会) in Japanese, is usually held on a Saturday or Sunday in Japanese schools.During weeks preceding the sports day, students practice their events which they would like to show their parents and friends, within their class of physical education, which often includes tamaire, performances by the school band and presentations by various school ...
The group is considered Japan's best and most innovative high school marching band. Until just several years ago — when the school began to admit boys — the band was made up entirely of girls.
At the time, when Japan was in a state of despair due to the defeat, Shojiro Takahashi, then the leader of the Youth League of Warabi Town (later the mayor of Warabi City), hosted a youth festival in order to give hope and encouragement to the young people who would bear Japan's future. The festival was held in a tent on the school grounds of ...
The Snow Festival began as a one-day event in 1950, when six local high school students built six snow statues in Odori Park. In 1955 the Japan Self-Defense Forces from the nearby Makomanai base joined in and built the first massive snow sculptures, for which the Snow Festival has now become famous.
Most communities and schools across Japan celebrate Sports Day with a sports festival which is similar to a mini Olympics. These festivals include many of the traditional track and field events, such as 4 × 100 m relay, 100m sprinting, and long jump, as well as many other events.
Football at the Inter High School Sports Festival [a] is an annual event at the tournament, popularly referred to as Inter-High (インターハイ).It is also one of the main U-18 football tournaments for the Japanese high schools, alongside the All Japan High School Soccer Tournament and the Prince Takamado JFA U-18 Premier League.