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Local luminaries The Hirafu Football Club had their final boot around Sunsports last Sunday. At the end of the round robin comp Team Niseko Powder Connection emerged as the Hirafu 5-a-side champions for 2010.
Ferocious defense and a lack of referee helped to ensure the win no doubt.
A presentation was held at Paddy McGinty’s where the jovial lads and lasses patted each other on the back – More pics over here.
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Autumn only means one thing to the Hirafu Football Club – The Shiribeshi Autumn Soccer Tournament.
Shiribeshi is the name of the region Hirafu is part of – which also includes Kutchan, Rankoshi, Niseko Town, Rusutsu and others.
As defending champions the title was on the line but HFC never looked in doubt, stamped their authority over proceedings and cantered into the final.
The final saw HFC up against old sparring partners Kyogoku. In a repeat of last years final it again came down to a penalty shootout.
HFC held their nerve and came though with the win – CHAMPS
To view a larger selection of shots please visit this gallery.
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The weekend before last was a big one here in Kutchan because it was the ‘world famous’ Jaga Matsuri [Potato Festival] weekend in Kutchan.
The potato is the local mascot for Kutchan town and this 2 day festival pays homage to the humble potato…or’ Jaga Kun’ as he know as here – the skiing, snowboarding, hiking ,cycling potato boy.
The main street in Kutchan up from the train station was closed and the festivities took pride of place.
Summer is the main festival time for towns throughout Hokkaido with each district celebrating their own local produce or Shinto legend and generally getting boozed. During the final parade of the festival young and old dance down the main street together in unison while the town song is pumped out of emergency PA system along the street.
With beer flowing and local pride on display it is defiantly a sight to see the whole grooving together. The festival wrapped up with a fireworks display from behind the train station – BAM !
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