Stepping Up to the Plate: Join the Noto Sports Festa for a Home Run of Fun and Friendship
- ～Held an exchange event between children and professional baseball players～
- The Japan Professional Baseball Players Association and the Yomiuri Giants will hold a recovery support event titled "Let's Support Noto!
- ① Suzu venue:Suzu City Natural Energy PR Hall (Ujima, Horitachi-cho, Suzu City)
“Let’s support Noto! Sports Festa”
～Held an exchange event between children and professional baseball players～
The Japan Professional Baseball Players Association and the Yomiuri Giants will hold a recovery support event titled “Let’s Support Noto! Sports Festa” at four locations in Ishikawa Prefecture on Sunday, December 8th. They work up a sweat and have a fun time eating curry prepared at the soup kitchen with children from areas affected by earthquakes and heavy rains. If you wish to participate, please check the outline of each venue and apply using the application form below.
[Sponsored by the Japan Professional Baseball Players Association]
① Suzu venue:Suzu City Natural Energy PR Hall (Ujima, Horitachi-cho, Suzu City)
Time: 10:00～14:00 (2 parts)
Number of applicants: 100 elementary school students (50 in the morning, 50 in the afternoon)
Contents: Mini-team sports day, playing catch with players, soup kitchen, commemorative photo session
Participating players: Ryusuke Kita (Giants), Shuya Yamada (Hanshin), Masami Ishigaki (Chunichi),
Tomohito Matsui (Rakuten), Shoya Makino (Seibu)
② Nanao venue:Nanao General Gymnasium (4 Kojima-cho West, Nanao City)
Time: 10:00～14:00 (2 parts)
Number of applicants: 300 elementary school students (150 in the morning, 150 in the afternoon)
Event details: Team mini sports day, playing catch with players, soup kitchen, commemorative photo
Participating players: Shinnosuke Yamase (Giants), Yuya Nirasawa (Hiroshima), Yasunobu Okugawa (Yakult), Tatsuki Mizuno (Nippon Ham), Daiki Iwashita (Lotte)
③ Shiga venue: Shiga Town Shiga Junior High School (152 Takahama-cho, Shiga-cho)
Time: 9:30-12:00
Number of people to be recruited: 150 primary school students
Event details: Team mini sports day, playing catch with players, soup kitchen, commemorative photo
Participating players: Takenobu Hasegawa (Softbank), Raku Sakaguchi (Nippon Ham), Ryuji Kogo (Rakuten), Takaki Watarai (DeNA), Takumi Kitamura (Yakult)
[Sponsored by Yomiuri Giants]
④ Wajima venue: Wajima City Wajima Junior High School Gymnasium (39-1, Kawaicho 11, Wajima City)
Time: 13:00-16:00
Number of people to be recruited: 300 primary school students
Event details: Team mini sports day, soup kitchen, lottery, commemorative photo
Participating players: #7 Hisayoshi Nagano, #12 Masaya Hagio, #15 Daisho, #24 Takuzo Oshiro, #51 Shogo Asano, #63 Keisuke Izumi
Application formhttps://mdh.fm/e?kA803SGb5iPlease fill in the required information and apply.
Recruitment period: November 5th (Tuesday) to November 17th (Sunday)
Contact: Event Secretariat notosports-festa@jimukyoku.net
TEL: 0120-188-887 (Weekdays 10:00-18:00)
*Participation fee for each event is free.
*Elementary school students who were affected by the Noto Peninsula earthquake and heavy rain and are currently residing in other areas can also apply.
*The soup kitchen curry was prepared in cooperation with Go Go Curry Group Co., Ltd. (Headquarters: Kanazawa City), which is implementing the Go Go Project for Reconstruction of the Noto Peninsula Earthquake in 2020, and the curry was prepared by children participating at all four venues. will be provided.
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*If the capacity is reached, a lottery will be held.
*Contents and participating players are subject to change.