IWATE, Feb 12 (News On Japan) –
Competitive eaters from throughout the nation gathered in Hanamaki, Iwate Prefecture, for the much-anticipated annual Wanko Soba National Championship.
As the drums rolled, members, known as “food warriors,” rhythmically slurped down bowls of soba noodles.

In the person class, the place opponents vie to eat as many bowls of soba as attainable inside a five-minute restrict, Hideaki Imoto from Kanagawa Prefecture emerged victorious by ending 240 bowls, marking his seventh championship win.

This conventional occasion not solely showcases the outstanding consuming talents of its contestants but additionally celebrates the cultural significance of wanko soba, an area specialty recognized for being served in small, repeatedly refilled bowls. Imoto’s unprecedented victory underscores the extreme preparation and talent concerned on this distinctive competitors, mixing culinary prowess with endurance and technique.

Source: TBS

TOKYO, Feb 12 (News On Japan) –
The first-ever “Dream Girls Cup,” a girls’s sumo event supported by former yokozuna Hakuho’s Miyagino stablemaster, was held in Tokyo, stirring pleasure with individuals from the earthquake-stricken space of Ishikawa Prefecture on the Noto Peninsula.

The occasion, geared toward selling girls’s sumo, gathered about 200 individuals from elementary to highschool college students nationwide at a venue in Sumida Ward, Tokyo. Among them was Yuna Fujishima, a ninth-grader from Shika Town in Ishikawa Prefecture, which skilled a seismic depth of seven in the course of the Noto Peninsula earthquake. Despite her dwelling affected by water outages because of the earthquake, Fujishima declared earlier than the match, “Thanks to the support from our community, I was able to continue sumo wrestling. I want to deliver courage and smiles.” She lived as much as her oath by exhibiting robust sumo, pushing ahead and grabbing her opponent’s belt, which led her to grow to be the runner-up within the junior college heavyweight division.

Miyagino stablemaster, the previous yokozuna Hakuho, was concerned within the event as a supporting cheerleader, carefully observing the bouts and applauding the athletes. He expressed his admiration for the occasion, saying, “The sumo was as powerful as that of the men. I don’t think there has ever been a national tournament for women like this. I would like to continue it every year.”

Source: NHK

TOKYO, Feb 12 (News On Japan) –
Former Nogizaka46 member Kana Nakada updates her Instagram on the eleventh, showcasing off-shots from the tenth concern of “Young Magazine”

Nakada posted, “Did you get the ‘Weekly Young Magazine No. 10’?” She shared off-shots from the journal, boldly revealing her stunning physique in pink and white swimsuits, playfully writing, “When I saw the second photo, I thought my legs looked like a horse’s. Maybe I’m too hooked on horse racing.”

Fans who noticed the publish reacted with feedback comparable to “Divine style,” “Cute,” “Got it!” and “So beautiful.”

Source: MDPR

YAMANASHI, Feb 12 (News On Japan) –
In anticipation of subsequent month’s Hinamatsuri (Doll Festival), an historic residence in Koshu City, Yamanashi Prefecture, has grow to be the exhibition web site for about 4,000 historic Hina dolls, open to the general public since February eleventh.

Visitors are in awe, noting, “It’s incredible that each one is handcrafted.”

The Kaneko Residence, designated as a nationwide Important Cultural Property in 1953, showcases 4,000 gadgets, together with Hina dolls donated from inside and out of doors the prefecture and hanging decorations made by locals.

Among the gathering are uncommon dolls that have been fashionable through the mid-Edo interval.

Last 12 months, resulting from COVID-19, the exhibition was held with a restricted variety of attendees. This 12 months, nonetheless, restrictions on the variety of guests have been lifted, permitting folks to benefit from the early spirit of the Hinamatsuri.

The exhibition will run till April 18th, providing a deep dive into Japan’s wealthy cultural custom by the detailed craftsmanship of the Hina dolls, a few of which date again centuries, capturing the essence of the Edo interval’s inventive and social practices.

Source: ANN