By Hiroki on October 9, 2011 10:35 PM
Tomorrow's October 10th is Health and Sports Day in Japan.
It commemorates the opening of the 1966 Summer Olympics being held in Tokyo, and exists to promote sports and an
active lifestyle
The first Health and Sports Day was held on October 10, 1966, two years after
the Summer Olympics.
October was chosen for the unusually late Summer Olympics
to avoid the Japanese rainy season, and Health and Sports Day continues to be one of the fairest days of
the year.
As Health and Sports Day is a day to promote sports and physical and mental
health, many schools and businesses choose this day to hold
their annual Field Day.
This typically consists of a range of
physical events ranging from more traditional track-and-field events such as the 100metres or 100 x 4 metres Reley to more uncommon
events such as the Tug of War and the Mock Cavalry Battle.
