Sea and Japan Project Public Relations Office TRUE BLUE ~Continuing Blue Shine~ Project! TRUE BLUE Soccer class & cleanup held

[Sea and Japan Project Public Relations Secretariat] TRUE BLUE ~Continuing Blue Shine~ Project! TRUE BLUE Soccer class & cleanup held ​
Sea and Japan Project Public Relations Office Press release: November 7, 2024 TRUE BLUE ~Continuing blue brilliance~ Project! TRUE BLUE Soccer class & cleanup held Sunday, November 3, 2024 [Yurihonjo City Nice Arena/Covered Ground] The Akita Marine Garbage Zero Project Executive Committee will collaborate with Yurihonjo City and J2 Blaublitz Akita on November 3rd (Sunday) to hold TRUE BLUE Soccer Class & Cleanup at the Nice Arena and Covered Ground in Yurihonjo City. It was held. We will hold soccer classes and clean-up activities with Blaublitz players, whom children admire, and share the same goal and activity of “protecting Akita’s nature,” and simultaneously improve soccer skills and raise awareness of garbage control and separation. . This activity is held as part of the marine litter countermeasure project “Ocean and Japan Project – CHANGE FOR THE BLUE” promoted by the Nippon Foundation.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/77920/3049/77920-3049-8718425d7bd987535ebdf08d5a99f42c-652×435.jpg

Event overview ・Event Overview: TRUE BLUE ~Blue Shine Continues~ Project! TRUE BLUE Soccer Class & Cleanup ・Date: Sunday, November 3, 2024 ・Venue: Yurihonjo City Nice Arena/Roofed Ground ・Number of participants: 30 6th graders, 4 instructors, 5 Blaublitz Akitas ・Sponsor: Yurihonjo City, Blaublitz Akita, Akita Marine Garbage Zero Project TRUE BLUE~Continues the blue glow~ Project has started! Soccer class & cleanup implementation Blaublitz’s team color blue, Akita’s beautiful sea blue. We have started a project to protect, preserve, and nurture the brilliance of the two blues forever. Before the soccer class, we conducted a cleanup activity around the Nice Arena in Yurihonjo City. The participating children carried work gloves and tongs and picked up cigarettes and paper scraps left on the road. In particular, a lot of plastic bags and sweets wrappers are caught on dry grass and trees on roadsides where people don’t see them, empty cans and plastic bottles in gutters, etc., are often discarded. Although they were surprised, they competed to pick up the trash.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/77920/3049/77920-3049-378a9b275270363696ee152c9d7a652e-2048×1536.jpg
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/77920/3049/77920-3049-463b883b43ef4d7d7d965ccf039a8379-2048×1536.jpg Soccer class with Blaublitz Akita Okazaki and Kawamura After picking up trash, a soccer class was held where Blaublitz Akita defenders Okazaki and Kawamura taught the children. The participating children learned from both defenders how to move one-on-one while always keeping the goal in mind, and how to use their heads and work together as a team. We also played mini-games, where children who were playing together for the first time formed teams, and received guidance on how to communicate, such as how to express their intentions, and the importance of not giving up until the end. . At the end of the class, there was a fun match between a Blaublitz Akita team of 3 people and a team of 10 children.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/77920/3049/77920-3049-86f247a2511b3352e74e092e5eaa2017-2048×1536.jpg
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/77920/3049/77920-3049-b53e00b5cc0fdd632de4b9a5cc04458b-2048×1536.jpg Participant’s voice ■The level was amazing and I couldn’t match it. It was a very good experience. I would like to participate again. ■I want to continue playing soccer by thinking about what I learned from professional players. ■I was surprised at the amount of garbage in the grass. The garbage bags filled up quickly. ■The soccer class was interesting, and picking up trash was also fun. I want to do it again. Organization name: Akita Marine Garbage Zero Project Executive Committee URL: https://www.akita-abs.co.jp/blog/umigomizero/ Activities: Akita Prefecture has a total length of 264 kilometers of coastline and borders the Sea of ​​Japan. In addition, there are a total of 352 rivers flowing through Akita Prefecture, including the Omono River and the Yoneshiro River, with a total length of 3,185 km. According to a recent survey, 80% of marine debris is said to originate in cities, travel down inland rivers, and end up in the ocean. This project will focus on activities in inland areas as well as along the coast, and will encourage people to reduce marine litter. By conducting these projects in collaboration with a wide variety of industries, we will understand the current state of marine debris in Akita Prefecture and foster a mindset among more prefectural residents to cherish their hometown ocean.
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/77920/3049/77920-3049-fa0630db59874640cc90f657156a4e83-632×260.png CHANGE FOR THE BLUE As part of the Nippon Foundation’s “Ocean and Japan Project,” the 2018 This is a project that has been underway since November. We will work with stakeholders from industry, government, academia, and the public to create a marine litter reduction model and disseminate it domestically and internationally. https://uminohi.jp/umigomi/
https://prcdn.freetls.fastly.net/release_image/77920/3049/77920-3049-1f23c0927e3317601c4673cd00e069d0-1868×535.png Nippon Foundation “Ocean and Japan Project” The sea supports Japanese people’s lives in various ways, sometimes giving them peace of mind, excitement, and inspiration. This is an all-Japan project that aims to encourage people across the country, including children, to view the ongoing environmental deterioration of the ocean as their own, and to expand the circle of action to preserve the ocean for future generations. is. https://uminohi.jp/