National Sports Festival of Japan Closes With Prefecture Flag Dance

OCTOBER 15, 2024 — The National Sports Festival of Japan concluded in Saga City on Tuesday with a vibrant closing ceremony featuring all 47 flags representing Japan’s prefectures, reported Saga Shimbun.

A group of 100 high school and university students from Saga Prefecture performed as flag bearers and dancers in a performance aimed at expressing the “power of sports.”

A rehearsal video of the performance is available on the YouTube channel of Saga Shimbun.

Image: Saga Shimbun