Wanpaku Sumo National Tournament

The Wanpaku Sumo National Tournament was held again this year, for both boys and girls!

Fuji Junior Chamber has supported the athletes selected from the Fuji Basho through the Shizuoka Prefecture Tournament and on to the National Tournament.

The boys' "40th Wanpaku Sumo Boys' National Tournament" took place on Sunday, August 10 at Higashin Arena in Tokyo, while the girls' "6th Wanpaku Sumo Girls' National Tournament" was held on Sunday, September 21 at Hachinohe City General Gymnasium in Aomori Prefecture.

This year, the following athletes from the Fuji Basho
Boys: Iwakami Biyuga (6th grade)
Girls: Sato Hanna (6th grade), Kato Yuri (5th grade)

represented Fuji at the National Tournament!

Iwakami achieved an outstanding result at the National Tournament, earning Runner-Up, and his team also placed 3rd in the team competition!

We applaud wholeheartedly the children from our community who took on this challenge on the national stage!