Former Japanese national team play hard in the land related to "Captain Tsubasa" January 20 20:50
At a soccer tournament in Katsushika-ku, Tokyo, related to the popular manga "Captain Tsubasa", a team of former Japanese national team members who grew up reading manga played against their local members and played their best.
In Katsushika Ward, elementary school children's soccer tournaments are held every year since Yoichi Takahashi, the original creator of "Captain Tsubasa" lives.
An exhibition match was held on the 12th after the tournament, and the former team from Japan, Go Kitazawa, Yuji Nakazawa, Takayuki Suzuki, and others who read and read "Captain Tsubasa" dreamed of a generation, and Takahashi became the supporting chairman. I played against a manga hero, Nankatsu SC, named after a team that belonged to Tsubasa Ozora in elementary school.
Kitazawa and his colleagues appeared in black uniforms at Tsubasa's junior high school rival school, Toho Gakuen, and showed off their best play.
At the venue, product exhibitions in various places with teams appearing in the work were also held, and visitors were buying while soaking in memories of the work.
Mr. Kitazawa said, "I hope that it will lead to regional revitalization through soccer as a place connected to global works."