Office for Sports Promotion

December 11 2025

Overview

Schedule

• November 6th (Sat) to 9th (Sun), 14

Message

Rugby Prefecture Iwate Friendly Match
・Rugby clinic by Kamaishi Seawaves players
・Four prefecture friendly matches

Learning about the earthquake disaster and experiencing the attractions of Iwate Prefecture
・Tour of Takadamatsubara Tsunami Reconstruction Memorial Park, hamburger making experience, fishing experience, etc.

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Rugby Prefecture Iwate Friendly Match

The "Iwate Prefecture Rugby Friendly Match" was held at the Kamaishi Unosumai Memorial Stadium. Fifth and sixth grade elementary school players from Tokyo, Iwate, Miyagi and Fukushima prefectures participated, and after touring the stadium, they participated in a "rugby clinic by Kamaishi Seawaves players" and a "friendship match between the four prefectures."

Tour of the stadium

Group photo

On the day of the clinic, the heat had subsided and the weather was suitable for rugby, allowing the players to play freely. The rugby clinic included training in basic skills such as passing skills, situational judgment, breakdown and tackling.

Exchange match situation

Clinic Overview

Learn about the earthquake disaster and experience the charms of Iwate

On the second day, the participants learned about the earthquake disaster by visiting Takata Matsubara Tsunami Reconstruction Memorial Park, and experienced the attractions of Iwate Prefecture through activities such as making hamburgers and trying their hand at fishing.

The park is a symbol of the recovery, as it preserves relics from the disaster, including the "Miracle Pine Tree," the only tree that survived the tsunami, after about 7 pine trees in Takata Matsubara were washed away by the tsunami. The athletes strolled around the park listening to explanations from the park guide, and got a real feel for the threat of tsunamis.

Miracle Pine Tree

The players listen to the park guide

The participants had the opportunity to make hamburgers using fresh vegetables grown on Watami Organic Land and meat produced in the prefecture.

Watami Organic Land

Making a hamburger

The participants boarded a recreational fishing boat, visited an oyster farming raft, and took a fishing course to learn about fishing in Hirota Bay, Rikuzentakata.

Fisheries Course

Tour on a pleasure boat