Sports Day in Japan is an interesting tradition. First the kids have to practice for weeks before the actual day. I never understood this at first but I soon realised that although we have teams at home the emphasis is still on personal achievements. In Japan, it is all about the team and although they have some races, a lot of the events are team based. There are no individual throwing or jumping events (not in my experience anyway) and no times are recorded, only the team results.
Today we had a full practice day and it was my first chance to see what the kids have been doing while missing out on lessons.
I love how no one has to worry about what shoes they wear. The kids all have the same shoes and brand names don't matter. They also had to do a folk dance for the finale - I can imagine what the kids at home would say about that!
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