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National Sports General Opening Ceremony

Reiwa 7

September 28th ( Sun)

venue
Heiwado HATO Stadium (3028 Matsubara-cho, Hikone City, Shiga Prefecture)
time
Opening 11:15
Opening 13:45
Admission deadline 14:25
Scheduled to end 16:50
Ceremony entrance

An admission ticket is required to view the exhibit.

Same-day ticket sales,
There is no distribution.

The ceremony will be broadcast live on NHK, BBC (Biwako Broadcasting) and the National Sports Channel.

Click here to watch on the National Sports Channel

Timetable

11:15 Opening Admission closes at 2:25 PM
13:45 Welcome Festival Welcome to Shiga! Come and enjoy the free and fun performances that herald the start of the tournament, as well as the excitement that only a sports festival can offer. Broadcast available
14:25 Opening Program This is the beginning of the cheer story to send support to the athletes! Come enjoy the diverse charms of Shiga, including its history, culture and arts. In the second half, there will be a cheer lecture to welcome the athletes. Broadcast available
15:15 ceremony The athletes enter the stadium! After the torch is lit and the entrance is over, a total of 1,000 performers perform. There are also moments when the audience can join in. Let's convey our passionate support to the athletes through call and response (claps and shouts)! Broadcast available
  • NHK
  • BBC (Biwako Broadcasting)
16:13 Ending Program Nishikawa Takanori (PR Ambassador for Wata-SHIGA Shining National Sports and Para-Sports) will be singing a song to encourage the athletes who are about to compete and to cheer on everyone who will be gathering at Wata-SHIGA Shining National Sports! Broadcast available (partially)

*You will not be able to leave the venue from the time admission closes (14:25) until the end of all programs (scheduled for 16:50).

*During this ceremony, radio broadcasts will be made within the venue to provide information to visually impaired people and others.

To everyone attending the Opening and Closing Ceremonies Please read
Access to the venue Click here for the venue map

Performers

Field Host
Daisuke Miyagawa
Field Host
Ayako Kurokawa (Biwako Broadcasting Announcer)
Official singer of the image song "Shine!!"
yokko
guest
Takanori Nishikawa (Wata-SHIGA Shining National Sports and Para-Sports PR Ambassador)
Ceremony announcer
Takahiro Tanaka (NHK Otsu Broadcasting Station)
Ceremony Band (Conductor)
Tetsuro Saka (Artistic Director of Shiga Prefectural Performing Arts Center Biwako Hall)
Ceremony Music Band (Fanfare Band)
Biwako Hall Vocal Ensemble
Ceremony Assistant
Michigan Purser
Running Caffy
Running Chaffey

Sea Child Relay

Professional athletes from Shiga Prefecture
Competing in the 4x100m against the Shiga Ray Kids, a group of athletes who will lead the next generation

Yoshihide Kiryu
Torchbearer
Yui Ohashi
Torchbearer
Nobuhiro Matsuda
Hideo Uda

Here is the list of performers
Ceremony announcer (high school student)
  • Aoi Seo
    Kosen Catholic High School
  • Akari Kobayashi
    Kosen Catholic High School
  • Saki Tanaka
    Nagahama Hokusei Special Needs High School
Ceremony band (wind orchestra)
  • Omi High School Brass Band
  • Hikone Higashi High School Brass Band
  • Kawase Junior and Senior High School Brass Band
  • Prefectural high school brass band club open recruitment
Ceremony band (chorus)
  • Member school of the Shiga Prefectural High School Cultural Federation
  • Shiga Prefecture Boys and Girls Choir
  • Shiga Prefecture Choral Federation
Ceremony band (fanfare)
  • Omi High School Brass Band
Ceremonial Music Band (Vocal)
  • Biwako Hall Vocal Ensemble
Ceremony assistant
  • Boy Scouts of Japan Shiga Federation
  • Girl Scouts Shiga Prefecture Federation
Entry of athletes and officials
  • Ritsumeikan University Color Guard Club LUSTER
  • Keito Kato
    Kusatsu Opera Company
  • Nanami Sato
    Kusatsu Opera Company
  • Large Flag (Hanabiyori ~Akasatana~)
  • SDC
Placardar
  • Shiga Prefectural Maibara High School
national anthem solo
  • Takanori Nishikawa
Torch entry and lighting
  • Athletes with ties to the prefecture
  • Adult players
  • Youth participants
Hospitality performance
  • A
    • Manami Tatsuta
    • Tawa Seiya
    • Yuki Tokuda
    • Aoi Makata
  • B
    • Shiga Western Dance Association
    • SDC
    • Ritsumeikan Moriyama Junior and Senior High School Baton Twirling Club
  • C
    • SORA (BOUNCE BACK)
    • Kouga Kasamatsu (SDC)
    • Rin Miura (SDC)
    • Shiga University Soul Clap Crew
    • University of Shiga Prefecture K'crew
  • D
    • Junior Dance Festival KOKA TEAM
    • Hunan Dance Company
    • DDP Dance & Music School
    • Theme Park Dance Prime
    • SDC
  • E
    • SDC
    • Opening Program and Welcome Festa Performers
    • Ritsumeikan University Color Guard Club LUSTER
Welcome Festa performers
  • Hanabiyori ~Akasatana~
  • Shiga Ray Kids
  • Dance Studio Think Kuu Number
  • "Shine!!" Workshop
Opening program performers
  • Shiga Prefecture Taiko Union
  • Koga Ninja Corps
  • Ibuki High School Calligraphy Club
  • Higashiomi Giant Kite Preservation Society
  • Shiga Prefecture Goshu Ondo Country Sports Team
  • Yoshibue player Yumiko Kondo
  • Presenter of "Parent and Child Uminoko Experiences!"
  • Kusatsu Opera Company
  • SDC
Information access (sign language and summary transcription)
  • Shiga Prefecture Hearing Impairment Welfare Association, a social welfare corporation
Information assurance (FM radio broadcasting)
  • Masako Kagiwada and Naoya Sugiura
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