Sports A strange local meeting in Kochi!

Did you know that Kochi Prefecture has a mysterious tournament that takes advantage of the blessings of nature? There is a mystery known in the prefecture, and there are many participants.…。 Introducing a slightly unusual local sports tournament that both adults and children can enjoy seriously.

It is important to check the stone! "Niyodo River International Draining Competition"

Ino-cho, Kochi Prefecture, where the Niyodo River, which has been named one of the 17 rivers nationwide as the "best water quality" and has been selected as the best water quality in Japan for the fifth consecutive year.
Located about 20 minutes by car from Kochi city, the Niyodo River, which is famous as the clear stream, is an international competition for "water draining" that competes for the number of times that river stones are thrown and bounced on the river surface, and the name is "Niyodo River International Draining Tournament" Is being held.

This tournament, which is the 19th in 2022, is a championship, men's section, women's section, and children's section (10 years old) that anyone with confidence in their arms can participate, regardless of gender or age, competes for rankings in a comprehensive evaluation of beauty, flying distance, and the number of times of stone jumping.

This tournament started to let many people know the beauty of the clear stream and Niyodo River.
Now it is a popular local tournament that attracts many participants from inside and outside the prefecture and overseas.

Floating T-shirt and the sky! "Beethan Flying Tournament"

About 1 hour and 45 minutes by car from Kochi IC. The "Beesan Flying Tournament" is held during the Golden Week T-shirt art exhibition on the Nyuno Coast (Nyuno Beach) in Kuroshio, Kochi Prefecture.

"T-Shirt Art Exhibition" is a work that looks like a T-shirt as a canvas and draws a variety of unique designs flutters in the wind on the sandy beach. The "Beesan Flying Tournament" is a sand coat with a length of 35 meters and a width of 5 meters on a sandy beach where many T-shirts are swaying, kicking off the beach sandals far away, and competing for distance.

This tournament, which celebrated its 17th in 2022, is so popular that the application frame will be filled immediately when the participation reception starts, and many people, from towns to people outside the prefecture, participate. This tournament, which is held with the wish of "I want you to be a sandy beach where you can walk barefoot forever", creates a lot of happenings, laughter, and smiles of many people every year.

Bad! Japan's largest production volume "Nira flying competition"

About 25 minutes by car from Kochi Expressway Nankoku IC. "Nira flying tournament" held at the "Noichi Sako Festival" held on the ground of Sako Elementary School.
As a tournament unique to Kochi Prefecture, which boasts the highest production volume of leek in Japan, this tournament, which competes on how far you can throw the leek, a specialty product provided by local farmers, has been certified by Guinness!

According to veteran participants, the game starts with choosing a leek.…
Throw a leek twice from a 1 meter high stand and compete with the record of those who have a flying distance.
Power alone does not extend the distance, and the game changes depending on the wind direction at that time, so luck is necessary. Why don't you try the nira flying that celebrities have challenged in many media so far?

How was it? Please come and visit the local sports tournament in Kochi, which is a little savory!

※The status of the event may differ depending on the year.

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