Japanese Holidays
This holiday is held in October and is meant to promote health and well-being, as well as to commemorate the 1964 Tokyo Summer Olympic Games. Schools and towns will usually host "undoukai" where events like tug-of-war and relay races will be held.
Sports Day
This city in Japan hosted the 2020 Olympic Games
Tokyo
We sold this at our last fundraiser
Matcha cookies
This event can be a solo or pair event where the athlete(s) perform carefully choreographed dances and acrobatic movements on ice
Figure Skating
The Japanese writing script that uses Chinese characters
Kanji
This holiday is held in the middle of August and is meant to honor and remember your ancestors. Families will usually visit the family grave to clean and light incense and decorate their "butsudan" with offerings such as fruit, and an eggplant (cow) and cucumber (horse). There are usually festivals during this holiday as well.
Obon
How many Olympic Games (Summer and Winter) has Japan hosted?
4
Tokyo(2) - Sapporo(1) - Nagano(1)
What is the Japanese holiday that is the inspiration for our outdoor sports and activities meeting usually held in the spring?
Sports day
This team event consists of two teams of 6 facing each other on the ice, competing to place a puck into a net as many times as possible
Ice Hockey
This traditional Japanese garment, often worn at weddings and festivals, is secured with a wide belt called an obi
Kimono
This holiday is held on the 7th day of the 7th month and is usually associated with love, bamboo, and summer festivals. One of the traditions of this holiday has people writing their wishes for the future on paper and hang them from a bamboo decoration.
Tanabata
Judo
What what the last club we collab'ed with?
VSA
This event is a solo event where an athlete speeds down a slope and makes a calculated jump to achieve the farthest distance
Ski Jump
What age do people in Japan celebrate their coming of age?
20
This holiday is held during the beginning of February and is meant to ward of bad spirits in preparation for the coming of Spring. Parents will usually dress up as "Oni" and pretend to invade their own homes as their children throw beans at them, attempting to ward off the Oni, or bad spirits.
Setsubun
How many medals does Japan currently have?
22
This was the title of the 2025 JSA Heritage Night
Sakura Season
This team sport on ice features sweeping and large stones.
Curling
Traditional Japanese custom of viewing cherry blossoms during the spring
Hanami
This holiday held in November is meant to celebrate the growth and health of children at the milestone years of 3, 5, and 7. Children will usually wear "haregi" such as kimono for girls, and hakama + haori for boys, and their parents will take them to their local shrine to pray for continued good health.
Shichi-Go-San (7-5-3)
This Japanese judo player won the gold medal in his category at the 2024 Paris Olympic Games. He also has a sister who competes at the olympic level.
Hifumi Abe
What year was JSA founded? (That we know of)
2016
This event is a solo event where an athlete rides down a track of ice hitting speeds of over 80mph
Luge
This Japanese tea ceremony, known as "the Way of Tea," emphasizes harmony, respect, purity, and tranquility
Chanoyu