In Japan they celebrate a sport festival called ¨The National Sports Festival of Japan¨.

The National Sports Festival of Japan take place in various cities in Japan.

The National Sports Festival of Japan take place annually.

The National Sports Festival of Japan take place in the summer and fall.

A lot of people attend this event. Thousands of people go to National Sports Festival of
Japan.

Japanese athletes perform skating, ice hockey, the skiing, and other sports. The festival
consists of three stages.

 At the skating and ice hockey tournaments includes figure skating, speed

skating, short track speed skating, and ice hockey.

 The skiing tournament includes giant slalom, ski jump, nordic combined, cross-

country skiing, and mogul skiing.

 The autumn tournament consists of swimming, water

polo, bowling, football, track and
field, judo, kendo, fencing, wrestling, mountaineering, volleyball, and other
sports.

At the opening and closing ceremonies the ceremonial music used is produced for each
tournament, with it being performed when the torch and athletes enter the arena.

 is the national premier sports event of Japan. It consists of three stages. The skating and
ice hockey stage takes place in January, the skiing stage takes place in February, and the
main Autumn tournament takes place in September and October. Its name is often
abbreviated to Kokutai (国体).