Minami Sho Sports Festival South Elementary School

The sports festival is an interesting concept. Basically, the elementary school kids run around in weird relays and play weird games (throw balls in baskets, obstacle courses, tug-o-war, drag the tires back to your side, races with parents and siblings), etc. I participated in the ball toss, where I could actually dunk the balls so I helped the loosing team catch up. Yay me for being tall! Everyone in the audience got a kick out of it anyway.

I also scarfed a bento the school gave me and then a bunch of yakiniku that some parents gave me that was really excellent.

All-in-all, a very fun relaxing day. Not relaxing for the kids, though. They had all sorts of random dances, a cheering portion, bizarro radio stretches (that every school in Japan does), etc.