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Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games】Exchange event with the Brazilian 7-a-side women’s rugby team was held.
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Last updated:
Jul 19, 2021
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Nagato Tourism Convention Association
Host Town Exchange Events
Nagato City is currently hosting a pre-camp for the Brazilian 7-a-side women's rugby team for the Tokyo 2020 Olympic Games.
On Friday, July 16, the sixth day of their stay, an exchange event with local residents was held at SWEET AS, a sports and restaurant complex in the Senzaki district of Nagato City.
Due to the new coronavirus infection control measures, the exchange between the Brazilian delegation and the citizens was conducted through a glass window. The exchange took place through such programs as "Yukata (summer kimono) dressing experience," "Introduction to soba (buckwheat noodle) making," and "NAGATO's food hospitality.
Yukata dressing experience
Speaker: Yu Iwata, a member of the Regional Development Cooperation Volunteers
Mr. Iwata giving a lecture on how to tie a △ obi
(Players checking each other's yukata)
(All the members can wear it, and the applause goes up.
Introduction to soba making and postcard giveaway
Speaker: Students at Tawarayama Elementary School
Translation: Welcome to NAGATO Hello!
Players enjoying zaru soba (buckwheat noodles)
Children at Tawarayama Elementary School sending messages of support
(A player smiles as he holds a postcard presented to him.
A look at Nagato's food hospitality
Speakers: "Team NGT," a food community development organization comprised of city employees; "Nagato Japanese Language Club," a volunteer organization that offers Japanese language courses and daily life support
Scene of a player thanking a △ player for his comment "Buchi tasty".
Players reacting to eating a △Nagatiki
Original drip bag made exclusively from Brazilian coffee beans
Introduction of Yamaguchi Prefecture
Speaker: Yamaguchi Prefecture Brazilian Friendship Association
Students telling about their daily activities
(3) Students giving speeches in English after speaking in Japanese
Interaction with Nagato Blue Angels
Speaker: Members of Nagato Blue Angels
(3) A group of players asking a question in English.
Commemorative photo with the players
Cheering song performance
Speaker: Students from Otsu Ryokuyo High School
Performing original songs in support of the rugby team
(△Asking a question to a player in English
All participants wore original masks with the Brazilian and Japanese flags.
After the exchange meeting
Athletes expressing their gratitude at the end of the exchange event.
A player poses for the photographer.
Pre-camp is now available on YouTube.
The "Host Town Exchange Event" and other pre-camp activities will be updated daily on the " Nagato City Tourism Information YouTube Channel "Nanavi "" during the stay. Please take a look.
Exchange Event Delivery
SWEET AS
SWEET AS, the venue for this exchange event, was used to enjoy sports and food and beverage.
Opened in September 2020, it has a sports court, bouldering, trampoline, and other sports facilities for adults and children, as well as a restaurant featuring international cuisine and New Zealand wines in a setting with an international flavor.
Like SWEET AS" and "Love it! and "awesome!" and "cool! Cool! and as in the case of this exchange event, it is a facility where people from all walks of life can interact with each other while feeling close to the sport.
