At this year's Drift Ice Festival, we will be holding the "Namara Hot! Drift Ice Kayak Tournament" for the first time in three years! The winning prize is50,000 yen in cash! ! Anyone can participate regardless of the city or outside.

We look forward to your participation everyone! !

1. Date and time

February 12, 2020 (Sun) 15:00-16:00

2. Venue

Echo Center 2000 Special Venue (Abashiri Okhotsk Drift Ice Festival Venue)

3. Recruitment of contestants

Anyone can participate. The number of applicants is a team of 4 people.

The application period is fromJanuary 26 (Thursday) to February 4 (Saturday),and if the number of teams exceeds 10, a lottery will be held.

4. How to apply

Please download the participation application form from the Abashiri City official website or the Abashiri City Tourism Association website "Oishimachi Abashiri", or come and pick it up at the tourism section of the city hall, and send it bye-mail, fax, or Please send the participation application form by mail.

​Click here for event participation application form

5. Competition method

It is a competition in which teams of 4 people participate, 2 people ride a kayak, the other 2 people pull it, and compete for time. A maximum of 10 groups of 4 people will be applied, and the contest will be held in a time trial format.

The competition distance is scheduled to be about 30 meters, and we are planning to make two round trips by switching the two people who will be riding and the two people who will be pulling. The time to stop the kayak with a person on board within the frame (10m x 10m) of the goal point will be recorded.

Regarding the handicap, regardless of gender, if the team includes children of elementary school age or younger, it will be minus 5 seconds, and if the team includes women, it will be minus 5 seconds.

For the race, we plan to run one group at a time. In addition, participation in spike shoes isDisqualificationI will. Flying is up to 2 times, and 3 timesDisqualificationwill do.

6. Prize money

1st place is50,000 yen in cash, 2nd place is10,000 yenin cash, and 3rd place is4,000 yen in cash.

7. About the day

・On the day, please gather 20 minutes before the start (14:40).

・Times will be announced after each group finishes.

○Contact information

Abashiri Okhotsk Drift Ice Festival Executive Committee

Abashiri City Hall Tourism Division Tourism Promotion Section

〒093-8555 Abashiri City, Hokkaido Minami 6-jo jo Higashi 4-chome

TEL 0152-44-6111 (extension 303)

FAX 0152-43-6151

Mail ZUSR-KK-KANKO-KANKO★city.abashiri.hokkaido.jp

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