A couple of weeks ago I took part in an Ultimate Frisbee tournament in south Hyogo. Our team is a fairly rag tag group of foreigners and Japanese folks who just like playing the game, which I found out was not the case with most of our competition. What we ran into were university club teams with full on uniforms, warm ups, plays, and multiple squads. The disparity in skill and physical fitness was readily apparent, but I'm pretty sure our post-game cheers were the best. Our team is called Tajima Gyu (which means Tajima beef, what is known worldwide as Kobe beef) and we went 1-3. We placed second in the frisbee golf putting competition, in which I took part, and took first in the dive-and-catch, won by Ryoko and Mark. Good times, even though it took place on a rainy beach in about 65 degree weather. Lots of friendly folks, some amazing dogs and freestyle frisbee tossers, and a post-tourney trip to a sento, or public bath.
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