中止 Cancelled

It's more than wet. It poured all yesterday, got very heavy last night, and rain has kept falling without a letup all day today. Unfortunate, because today was supposed to be the big undokai athletic meet. Teams from the four villages that run along the coast here--Sajima, Ashina, Akiya, and Kuruwa--were supposed to compete at various events that make up the usual undokai. Races--sprints, relays--and other events.  I don't know about the other villages, but we in Akiya even had t-shirts prepared for the big day, with logos, one in Japanese on the front, and one in English on the back. But the downpour soaked the school grounds, and so we'll have to wait until next year to see if M is very good at throwing small balls into an elevated basket and m very good at eating bread hanging on a string, and running in the relay. (I was supposed to run the three-legged race with m but we couldn't agree to do it.)

The front logo

And the one on the back