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Rugby World Cup Japan beats Scotland!
Public viewing
at Osaka Tensiba(Entrance area of Tennoji Park)
10/13/2019
Fukuoka City's large commercial facility Canal City Hakata,
Foreign men of great physique are walking around.
Some customers look back, "Maybe a rugby player?"
National Day celebration in early October ,
In an ordinary year, there is an incident in Fukuoka
where Koreans and Chinese people come from neighboring countries.
South Korean tourists have decreased
due to worsening relations between Japan and Korea
While the number of cruise ship calls with Chinese tourists has decreased,
Chosen as the venue for the Rugby World Cup,
Many teams have camps,
Executives of commercial facilities
“It ’s the first time since the opening that I ’ve seen so many Westerners”
Surprisingly, rugby fans are visiting from abroad.
It is true that there are many hotels
and travel agencies that are suffering from the decline of Koreans,
In a different scene from the past,
The voice of “This should be inbound” also leaks.
“The reason why Westerners come so much
First time since opening
Take the subway from Fukuoka Airport,
We got off at Nakasu Kawabata Station, which is dotted with tourist spots.
Via Canal City,
While walking for about 30 minutes to Tenjin in the center of Fukuoka City,
There were two Korean travelers who passed each other.
Usually, Hangul's voice comes into my ear
I realized that I came to Fukuoka,
This time, the presence of Hangul is thin.
I can hear Chinese,
There is little pressure in this too.
Instead, the appearance of non-Asian foreigners is conspicuous.
At a shrine near Canal City,
Good guys were taking pictures by drawing a fortune.
In a luxury hotel lounge in Canal City,
There are several TV shows on New Zealand,
About 20 people who seem to be Westerners drink beer and wine,
I was watching the game.
Canal City ’s Deputy General Manager Mochizuki
“The reason why Westerners can come this way is
It may be the first time in 20 years since opening. "
“Wasn’t aware of
the Anniversary of the Founding
of the People's Republic of China”
This year is a little different.
In the center of Fukuoka City
A large bus can ride,
Canal City, where the duty-free shop Laox is located,
It is a place where many Korean tourists visit
It is also a shopping spot for Chinese cruise ships.
However, part-time employees working at a clothing store in the facility
“No Korean customers have come recently.”
And spill the impact of worsening relations between Japan and Korea.
Mr.Mochizuki-
“The number of customers from Korea and China is definitely decreasing.
I was working on customer hospitality.
The Irish team is the official Facebook account
He also introduced city to the campsite.
@IrishRugby / Facebook
Canal City from October
Started the “Daisen Festival”, which offers a large menu at restaurants.
Originally aimed at cultivating foreign visitors other than Korea and China,
Rugby World Cup
“We don’t know what rugby fans like,
Some people ran for food with images (laughs)
Other World Cup venues have similar events,
everyone thought that thinking is the same everywhere. ”(Mr. Mochizuki)
In Fukuoka, 3 preliminary games will be held,
There is also a game in Kumamoto, Oita, the neighboring prefecture.
According to Mochizuki-san, a lot of fans come around the game day.
As expected, it is said that the camp effect is realized.
“Fukuoka Prefecture is Ireland, Samoa,
It is a camping site for 6 teams.
Because of the long period, there are quite a lot of opportunities
to meet players in the city,
Camping team fans are also staying for a long time. "
In fact, on the morning of the 6th when we covered Canal City,
Irish players visited for photography.
"Let's protect clean rugby"
They came with a matching T- shirt
For them, the facility side
They moved the fountain at the shooting location.
“When the filming was over and the players were relaxing,
The facility has opened and customers have entered.
Because it is a country that has played against Japan,
“That people are Irish players, right?”
There were also people who heard that. "
Mochizuki-san.
It seems that players are usually visiting between exercises,
“It ’s that physique in plain clothes that stands out.
More and more people are looking back. "
Laughed.
The excitement before
the tournament was not good enough
The Japanese national team won all the qualifiers
and was able to see the final advance.
Interest in the Rugby World Cup is growing rapidly,
From people in Fukuoka
“It was unexpected that it was so exciting”
Is also heard.
Fukuoka has many rugby schools such as Higashi Fukuoka,
The rugby club of the public school called the Misanke is also strong.
Kenki Fukuoka who decided to try against Ireland
They from Fukuoka High School.
High school rugby is strong,
There is a background that there are
a lot of elementary school rugby teams.
The base is wide.
“Because there are a wide range of rugby people in the business world,
The heat to the World Cup was high around that. "
(Local media)
However, there are also voices saying “citizen level interest was not good”.
“Although it ’s a World Cup venue, there ’s no match against Japan
“Professional baseball Softbank Hawks is fighting for the championship,
They was interested in that. ”
Several factors were cited.
An executive of a large local company
“On the day before the game,“ Please use for business ”
Dozens of tickets came around.
It seems that the ticket didn't sell that much.
Even though it exceeds 10,000 yen per sheet,
There are n’t many people who want it,
I ended up going to see my family. "
He revealed.