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Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup
The Wakkanai Midori Challenge Cup is an annual bonspiel, or curling tournament, held at the Wakkanai City Midori Sports Park in Wakkanai, Japan. It is held as part of the Hokkaido Curling Tour. The total purse for the event is Japanese yen, ¥ 1,700,000 with the winning team receiving ¥ 1,000,000. The tournament is held in a Round-robin tournament, round robin format with the top four teams qualifying for the Single-elimination tournament, single elimination playoff round. The event is streamed on the Hokkaido Curling Tour's YouTube page. Past Champions Men Women References External links *{{Official Website, https://wmcc.w-curling.org/ Curling competitions in Japan Wakkanai Sports competitions in Hokkaido ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wakkanai
' meaning "cold water river" is a city located in Sōya Subprefecture, Hokkaido, Japan. It is the capital of Sōya Subprefecture. It contains Japan's northernmost point, Cape Sōya, from which the Russian island of Sakhalin can be seen. As of 1 June 1975, the city has an estimated population of 55,465 and a population density of 72.8 persons per km2 (189 persons per mi2). The total area is . Wakkanai is also home to Japan's first nursing home built inside the central train station of its city, a novel approach to caring for Japan's growing elderly population that has since been imitated in several other cities. History Wakkanai was originally home to an Ainu population. The first Japanese settlement was established in 1685. *1879: The village of Wakkanai was founded. *1897: Sōya Subprefecture established. *1901: Wakkanai village became Wakkanai town. *1949: Wakkanai town became Wakkanai city. *1955: Soya village was merged into Wakkanai city. *1959: Wakkanai Airport opened. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
