Last Saturday, the All Japan Pillow Fighting Championship Qualifier was held in the town of Ito, Shizuoka. The "sport" was created by a group of Shizuoka High School students in 2013.
The game begins with teams of five players "sleeping" under their futons. The players wake up at the whistle of the starter and jump up and grab their pillows. One player is allowed to use the futon as a shield. The aim is for the team to hit the opponent's King with pillows while protecting their own king. The game consists of two one-minute sets, with the teams hurling pillows at the opponent's king.
On Saturday, there were 16 teams who battled it out for a qualifying place in the national tournament, which will be held in February. The tournament was won by BlancWhite. This team had the second youngest player in the tournament, a nine year old. The oldest competitor was 75 year old Kazutera Takigawa. In case you are wondering what the winning team received - a selection of local produce, as well as a space in next year's national tournament.
This just looks fun!
ReplyDeleteThank you so much for all these great information you share with us, Pamela. Kisses!
ReplyDeleteGood exercise and lots of fun, what a great tournament.
ReplyDeleteAlways something lovely to learn about when I visit with you Pam
What a clever game. Like curling, so many different ages can play together.
ReplyDeleteThis game is a great idea for adults to enjoy the good memory again.
ReplyDeleteThis sounds like fun! I'm not a big sports person, but I could see myself enjoying this.
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