Ito City, a hot spring resort in Izu, recruiting teams to participate in the "All Japan Pillow Throwing Tournament"|Compete in yukata on a 40-tatami field

Ito City, Shizuoka Prefecture announced that it will hold the "11th All Japan Pillow Throwing Tournament in Ito Onsen" on February 25 (Sat) and 26 (Sun) in the 5th year of Reiwa, and started recruiting participating teams.

Since the start of the tournament in 2013, Ito Onsen's famous "Pillow Throwing Tournament" has been developed as a new sport with its own rules. The rules are a collaboration site with the game title "Hot-Blooded Kunio-kun Series" Boiling water! Pillow throwing in Ito City It is now available at.

The general division of the tournament consists of the preliminary league on the first day (48 games in total) and the final tournament on the second day (28 games in total). The children's division will compete in the preliminary round on the first day and the final tournament (10 matches in total). It is held almost all day each day.

The number of teams is 32 in the general division (including the defending champions). Six teams in the children's division for all grades of elementary school. One team consists of 8 players (up to 10 registered players). Participation fee: 5,000 yen per team (with insurance). Conditions for participation include the national team must be 18 years of age or older, the prohibition of participation and involvement in organized crime groups, and the corona situation at the participating athlete bases.

To apply for participation, submit the prescribed documents to the Ito Tourism Association by Friday, December 9. The document form can be downloaded from the official website of the Tourism Association. After screening the application documents, you will be notified of your participation in late December. Once the participation is decided, it is not possible to change to a person other than the registered applicant. Due to the Corona disaster, it is limited to players and tournament officials, and the general public is not allowed to watch. The children's section is allowed to have the same number of parents as the children.

The Ito Tourism Association said, "This is the 11th time that the tournament has been held strictly under its own rules. I am telling you.