Prior to the opening of the World Cup Qatar soccer tournament, Japan Football Association President Kozo Tashima visits Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine in Wakayama Prefecture, where the Yatagarasu crow, the symbol of the Japan Football Association, is enshrined. I prayed for victory in the competition.
At Kumano Nachi Taisha Shrine in Nachikatsuura Town, Wakayama Prefecture, the three-legged Yatagarasu, which is the symbol of the Japan Football Association, is enshrined as a messenger of the gods.
With the opening of the World Cup Qatar tournament next month, where Japan aims to advance to the quarterfinals for the first time, about 10 people including Kozo Tashima, chairman of the Japan Football Association, visited Kumano Nachi Taisha on the 27th and signed uniforms of the members of the Japanese national team. I prayed for victory by dedicating and soccer balls.
Then, after the gods danced in front of the shrine to pray for the success of the athletes, they were encouraged by Chief Priest Yozo Onari, saying, "I sincerely wish you good luck."
President Tashima said, "I prayed that the players would be able to fully demonstrate what they have done so far and that they would not be injured."
The Japanese national team will play their first match against powerhouse Germany on the 23rd of next month, and NHK plans to broadcast this match on general TV.