The 2006 Chugokku Cup - 3
Originally uploaded by Jason In Japan.
The Shimane JETs have their own soccer team - The Shimane Samurai Superstars. They have a mens' team and a womens' team and they play other adult teams for fun.
This was a tournament largely put together by Shimane ALT Cleve and held this year on Saturday, June 17th, at the amazing Hamayama Park sports facility in my town, Taisha.
Cleve asked me to help out in the announcer's booth for the day and I happy to oblige.
I got to watch some fun soccer and cheer on my friends, who are decked out in red in this pic.
Chugokku is the region of Japan than Shimane prefecture is in, so teams came from adjacent prefectures such as Yamaguchi, Hiroshima and Okayama. There were also a few teams of Japanese players from the area. The Shimane team made it to the final match only to be beaten by one of the Japanese teams in a tight match with the score of 3-2.
click on this pic for more photos from the day.
-Jason Cosell
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