In Takamori Town, Nagano Prefecture, people who evacuated from Ukraine relying on exchanges through karate interacted with local children.
Takamori Town, Nagano Prefecture accepts nine women and children who have evacuated from the area because Takamori Ozawa, a karate master who lives in the town, interacted with Ukraine through karate.
Of these, four children have experience in karate, so on the 7th, we interacted with local children at a welcome party held by Mr. Ozawa's karate group.
At the welcome party, Japanese food was served, and Mr. Ozawa was invited to play a video of the karate tournament held in Ukraine three years ago.
Ukrainians cheered when local children and Mr. Ozawa performed a performance of breaking wooden boards and blocks.
At the end of the welcome party, Ukrainians were presented with karate dogi.
Vitali (10), who left her parents in Ukraine and came to Japan with her sister, said, "The food was delicious and I was impressed by the fact that I broke the block with karate. I want to use what I got today. "
Sosuke Miyazawa (13), who performed the performance, said, "I'm glad you saw our performance. I want to practice karate together."