Kashima Gatalympics

The Kashima Gatalympics is an event held in the marshes of the Ariake Sea off the city of Kashima in Saga Prefecture, Japan. The event takes place every year in late May. The Gatalympics are a series of fun-filled competitions that take place in the march.

The Ariake Sea is perfect for this type of event, since it has a tidal range of six meters, the largest in Japan. Participants compete in unique games, where they are covered in mud. The games consist of silly show-game type contests like a mud sumo tournament and a surfboard race. It has become one of the Saga Prefecture's most famous events with a wide variety of people participating, Japanese and foreigners alike.

History
When the Saga prefecture plan was published in 1984, it was decided that the city of Kashima was never going to have a highway or a Shinkansen connection. Mr. Masahiko Kuwahara, the mayor of Kashima, was also president of the junior chamber. He created a committee called "Forum Kashima" to improve the city's cultural calendar. As a result, Kashima's first catalytic event was held on May 3, 1985.

As the Gatalympics became famous, the previously neglected marshes improved in condition and condition. From a new perspective, the marshes became an important and valuable symbol for the growth of the city as a whole. Therefore, it was natural for marshes to become the central reason why Kashima is now recognized.

The name proposed for this event translates as "The great sporting event in the marshes". Although accurate, it was also a bit dry. A second title was proposed: "Gata's great Olympic athletic meet in the marshes." Finally, while under the influence of alcohol, someone could only pronounce as much as "Gatalympic" and from that moment on, that name stayed like mud.

The term "Gatalympics" is a play about the name of marshlands in Japanese, Kashima Hi gata (鹿島 干 潟) and the Olympic Games.

Events

 * The 2007 event was May 27. The opening ceremony began at 10 am, with events from 11 am to 3 pm


 * The 2009 Gatalympics were held on June 7.


 * The 30th edition of Kashima Gatalympics took place on May 25, 2014.

In ZLS
This was the event that Franchouchou attended to promote the group in episodie 5, after almost being discovered as zombies on several occasions, they manage to make Tae win the first place, but promoting Drive in tori instead of them.

Kashima Gatalympics