{"id":9656,"date":"2024-03-08T12:06:31","date_gmt":"2024-03-08T03:06:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/en\/?p=9656"},"modified":"2024-03-29T09:58:45","modified_gmt":"2024-03-29T00:58:45","slug":"less-than-10-days-until-the-annual-summer-festival-where-you-can-meet-aja-kong-and-ultraman-z-%e3%80%90kanazawa-event%e3%80%91","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/en\/9656","title":{"rendered":"Less than 10 days until the annual summer festival where you can meet Aja Kong and Ultraman Z \u3010Kanazawa Event\u3011"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>This year will be the ninth \u300eBetsuin Festival\u300f, an event that has become a typical August tradition at the Kanazawa Station Betsuin Street shopping street. Who will be coming this time from the Women&#8217;s Pro Wrestling Corps and the Ultraman Family that made last year&#8217;s event so much fun?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/betuinfes_2023-0831.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8574\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The 9th Betsuin Festival in 2023! (Image from the official website of \u300eKanazawa Ekimae Betsuin Dori Shopping Street\u300f)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Ultraman Z&#8217;s appearance time is<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the official website of \u300eKanazawa Ekimae Betsuin Dori Shopping Street\u300f, this year&#8217;s Betsuin Festival will be held on Saturday, September 9, from 11:30 to 18:00.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Admission is free and viewing is free. Starting with the Meisei Elementary School Drum and Fife Team, you can enjoy dance performances, Okinawan singing sanshin, Legendary Blues Rock Band, Tahitian dance, singing Dr. Kitayama, and other stages, so you can spend time with your family.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In particular, don&#8217;t miss Ultraman Z and women&#8217;s wrestling.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Ultraman Z will appear around 12:50. There are so many Ultraman family members now that you may not know them. Watch this video to prepare yourself so that you can brag to your children.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<div class=\"youtube\"><iframe title=\"\u65b0TV\u30b7\u30ea\u30fc\u30ba\u300e \u30a6\u30eb\u30c8\u30e9\u30de\u30f3\uff3a \u300fPV\u521d\u516c\u958b\uff01 -\u516c\u5f0f\u914d\u4fe1-  \u5909\u8eab\u30a2\u30a4\u30c6\u30e0 &amp; 3\u30bf\u30a4\u30d7\u306e\u59ff\u3001\u521d\u767b\u5834\uff01\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/RSoun-NIEA0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/div>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The main character, Haruki Natsukawa (Hirano Hiromu), who transforms (becomes one with) Ultraman Z, is a karate expert, so his action may be a highlight on stage at the Betsuin Festival.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Do Aja Kong and Chihiro Hashimoto play matches?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Chihiro Hashimoto, a native of Fukui Prefecture and a member of Sendai Girls Pro Wrestling, also participated in last year&#8217;s \u300eBetsuin Fest\u300f\u2026. In January of this year, she was featured in \u300eWeekly Sanma and Matsuko\u300f (TBS), \u300cIt&#8217;s coming now! The Secret of the Women&#8217;s Pro Wrestling Boom!\u300d (TBS) in January this year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/08\/hasimotochihiro_ring_20230831-1024x630.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-8575\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Chihiro Hashimoto is unbeatable in aura even when standing side by side with male professional wrestlers (image from \u300echihiro hashimoto\u300f Instagram)<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Many of you may know Aja Kong since she is now a major figure in the women&#8217;s wrestling world. In fact, she used to show such intense fights.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u4f55\u3057\u3066\u3093\u3060\u304b\u2026\u2026ww <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Mck4Xmo0Os\">https:\/\/t.co\/Mck4Xmo0Os<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u3042\u3058\u3083 (@ajakonguraken) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/ajakonguraken\/status\/1696554982151946468?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>According to the official website of \u300eSendai Girls Pro Wrestling\u300f, the match-up card for \u300eKanazawa Betsuin Festival\u300f is\u2026<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>1st Match Single Match \u300cRisa Sera vs Ayame Sasamura\u300d<br>2nd Match Single Match \u300cDASH Chisako vs Miyuki Takase\u300d<br>Main Event Tag Team Match \u300cAja Kong &amp; Chihiro Hashimoto vs Mika Iwata &amp; Yurika Oka\u300d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Aja Kong and Chihiro Hashimoto are apparently teaming up, so this is a must-see.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Upcoming Events<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>The shopping district will have food stalls and a fair for men and women of all ages to enjoy. A glass of beer costs 300 yen, so dad won&#8217;t be bored.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-rich is-provider-twitter wp-block-embed-twitter\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"550\" data-dnt=\"true\"><p lang=\"ja\" dir=\"ltr\">\u91d1\u6ca2\u3067\u4eca\u5ea6\u3084\u308b\u30a4\u30d9\u30f3\u30c8\u3001\u6b7b\u306c\u307b\u3069\u6c17\u306b\u306a\u308b\u3093\u3060\u3051\u3069 <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/2htlP7ujJ4\">pic.twitter.com\/2htlP7ujJ4<\/a><\/p>&mdash; \u30c7\u30b9\u30c7\u30b9\u3055\u3093 (@DEATH945REBIRTH) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DEATH945REBIRTH\/status\/1696461641318277476?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">August 29, 2023<\/a><\/blockquote><script async src=\"https:\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-table is-style-stripes\"><table><tbody><tr><td>Event Name\u3000 <\/td><td>The 9th Betsuin Festival<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Date\u3000<\/td><td>Saturday, September 9, 11:30-18:00<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Venue\u3000\u3000<\/td><td>Kanazawa Betsuin-dori Shopping Street Entrance Konohana-cho Green Space<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Address<\/td><td>Konohana-cho Ryokuchi, 10-7 Konohana-cho, Kanazawa City, Ishikawa Prefecture<\/td><\/tr><tr><td>Official website<\/td><td><a href=\"https:\/\/betsuindori.com\/info\/5274722\" data-type=\"link\" data-id=\"https:\/\/betsuindori.com\/info\/5274722\">https:\/\/betsuindori.com\/info\/5274722<\/a><\/td><\/tr><\/tbody><\/table><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<iframe src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/embed?pb=!1m18!1m12!1m3!1d3204.0238752386463!2d136.6497476763887!3d36.57764247231156!2m3!1f0!2f0!3f0!3m2!1i1024!2i768!4f13.1!3m3!1m2!1s0x5ff8336bb3594d55%3A0x292a531caff8ad03!2z5q2k6Iqx55S657eR5Zyw!5e0!3m2!1sja!2sjp!4v1693456075121!5m2!1sja!2sjp\" width=\"100%\" height=\"450\" style=\"border:0;\" allowfullscreen=\"\" loading=\"lazy\" referrerpolicy=\"no-referrer-when-downgrade\"><\/iframe>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>This year will be the ninth \u300eBetsuin Festival\u300f, an event that has become a typical August tradition at the Kanazawa Station Betsuin [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":19,"featured_media":9713,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[10],"tags":[1211,1212,1213],"class_list":["post-9656","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-event","tag-1211","tag-1212","tag-1213"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9656","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/19"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=9656"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9656\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":9657,"href":"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/9656\/revisions\/9657"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/9713"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=9656"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=9656"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/kanazawa.local-now.jp\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=9656"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}