{"id":646925,"date":"2025-07-01T12:01:33","date_gmt":"2025-07-01T12:01:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/646925\/"},"modified":"2025-07-01T12:01:33","modified_gmt":"2025-07-01T12:01:33","slug":"spider-fighting-tournament-in-japan-and-i-participated-explore-make-art-%e3%81%8f%e3%82%82%e5%90%88%e6%88%a6%e5%a4%a7%e4%bc%9a","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.wacoca.com\/tour\/646925\/","title":{"rendered":"Spider Fighting Tournament in Japan! And I Participated! Explore Make Art. #\u304f\u3082\u5408\u6226\u5927\u4f1a"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title = \"Spider Fighting Tournament in Japan! And I Participated! Explore Make Art. #\u304f\u3082\u5408\u6226\u5927\u4f1a\"   width=\"580\" height=\"385\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/jka-LjZ6OSA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><br \/>\n<br \/>\nSpider Fighting Tournament in Japan! And I Participated! Explore Make Art. #\u304f\u3082\u5408\u6226\u5927\u4f1a<br \/>\n<br \/>\nWelcome to the spider fighting tournament in Aira City, Kagoshima, Japan. Origin of spider fighting dates back to the 16th century, feudal Japan, with this event marking the 111th anniversary of this tournament. Spider fighting tournaments are kind of rare in Japan with only a few cities doing it. Here you have people lining up and bringing in their prized spiders to take part in this occasion. Only the female Kogane spiders are allowed to take part in this tournament. Visitors and tourists can also take part in this event by borrowing one of their spiders, but it will be on a different event in not the main tournament. The spider I chose was tagged a number two, so good luck. number two don&#8217;t end up being a number two. The spider fighting tournament consists of the following, first, It&#8217;s the superior spider competition. It&#8217;s kind of like a beauty contest. And then it&#8217;s the spider fighting division and then on to the championship division. Each person must have three female Kogane spiders. If a spider wins three matches in a row, it moves on to the championship division. If a spider even loses one match, it&#8217;s out of the tournament. Determining the winning spider of a match are based on a few factors. First, if a spider wraps the opponent&#8217;s rare end with its web, that&#8217;s considered a win. Next, if a spider bites the opponent&#8217;s rare end, that&#8217;s also considered a win. And finally, the spider that cuts off the web of the hanging opponent, that&#8217;s considered a win. If a spider is not willing to fight, the match will end in a draw. The standards for judging a superior spider are based on how well proportioned the spider is, the slender figure, the luster and good color, how long the legs are, well formed, beautiful shape, a lot of different factors. Judges take their time to compare and scrutinize each spider. The first spider placed on our right at the end of this stick is called Kamae. And the spider that&#8217;s placed on the opposing side is called Shikake. You hear these words thrown out here and there announcing who the winner of the match is. And then it was time for the visitor and tourist division. Come on, my number two&#8230; And&#8230; I lost. For folks who collect the spiders specifically for this event and they don&#8217;t know what to do with it after or how to release it, you can actually deposit it in this area here and they&#8217;ll properly take care of it. I assume they&#8217;re going to release it back in a while. I hope you enjoy some of the matches in this event. This is somewhat of an art channel after all and now it&#8217;s time to make an art piece inspired by this event. Alright, with just a few more details and touch-up and that should be it. Thank you guys for watching. I hope you enjoyed this event and the quick art piece inspired by it. It means a lot if you guys can support this channel. Take care. Thank you. Bye-bye.<br \/>\n<br \/>\nThis is the 111th anniversary of the Spider Fighting Tournament held in Kajiki Town, Aira City, Kagoshima, Japan on June 2025. The origin of spider fighting dates back to the late 16th century, when Yoshihiroko Shimazu, feudal lord of Satsuma, took many soldiers from Kajiki to enter the Bunroku &#8211; Keicho War in the Korea Peninsula. Kajiki Spider Wrestling is said to have started when Yoshihiroko pitted Kogane spiders (female) against each other to boost the morale of his soldiers on the front line. This cultural asset has been passed down from the time when Kajiki was the castle town of Yoshihiroko&#8217;s to the present. <\/p>\n<p>\u59f6\u826f\u5e02\u52a0\u6cbb\u6728\u753a\u3067\u6bce\u5e746\u6708\u306e\u7b2c3\u65e5\u66dc\u65e5\u306b\u884c\u308f\u308c\u308b\u4f1d\u7d71\u884c\u4e8b\u3067\u3059\u3002\u30b3\u30ac\u30cd\u30b0\u30e2\u306e\u30e1\u30b9\u540c\u58eb\u3092\u6226\u308f\u305b\u308b\u6606\u866b\u76f8\u64b2\u3067\u3001\u7d04400\u5e74\u524d\u306e\u6587\u7984\u30fb\u6176\u9577\u306e\u5f79\u3067\u5cf6\u6d25\u7fa9\u5f18\u516c\u304c\u5175\u58eb\u3092\u5143\u6c17\u3065\u3051\u308b\u305f\u3081\u306b\u59cb\u3081\u305f\u3068\u4f1d\u3048\u3089\u308c\u3066\u3044\u307e\u3059\u3002\ufeff<\/p>\n<p>\u3053\u306e\u4f1d\u7d71\u7684\u306a\u884c\u4e8b\u306f\u3001\u5b50\u4f9b\u305f\u3061\u306b\u81ea\u7136\u3092\u611b\u3059\u308b\u5fc3\u3092\u80b2\u307f\u3001\u5730\u57df\u306e\u6587\u5316\u3092\u7d99\u627f\u3059\u308b\u4e0a\u3067\u91cd\u8981\u306a\u5f79\u5272\u3092\u679c\u305f\u3057\u3066\u3044\u308b\u305d\u3046\u3067\u3059\u3002<\/p>\n<p>The event is divided into three divisions:<br \/>\n1) The Superior Spider Competition (Beauty Contest)<br \/>\n2) Spider Fighting Division (Youth and Adult Divisions)<br \/>\n3) Championship Division<\/p>\n<p>But there is also a visitor&#8217;s division where I borrowed of of their spiders and participated in the battle!<br \/>\nSpider fighting tournaments are rare in Japan with only a few cities doing it. I hope you can enjoy this video \/ documentary and the art piece that&#8217;s inspired by this experience!<\/p>\n<p>Timestamp:<br \/>\n00:00 &#8211; Preview<br \/>\n00:07 &#8211; Intro<br \/>\n02:08 &#8211; Rules of the Tournament<br \/>\n03:06 &#8211; Superior Spider Competition<br \/>\n04:14 &#8211; Spider Fighting Division<br \/>\n05:59 &#8211; Spider Fighting Youth Stage<br \/>\n08:02 &#8211; My Battle As A Visitor!<br \/>\n08:37 &#8211; How to Release Spiders<br \/>\n08:50 &#8211; More Spider Battles!<br \/>\n14:47 &#8211; Youth Championship Rounds<br \/>\n15:14 &#8211; Youth Grand Finals!<br \/>\n15:43 &#8211; Main Stage Championship Rounds<br \/>\n17:33 &#8211; Main Stage Grand Finals!<br \/>\n19:34 &#8211; Art Session<br \/>\n23:39 &#8211; Finished Art Piece \/ Outro <\/p>\n<p>Please support the journey and subscribe to my channel:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.youtube.com\/channel\/UC_eHzph6MayTyinPUU3dH7g?sub_confirmation=1<\/p>\n<p>Instagram:<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.instagram.com\/chris_tour_explore_art\/<\/p>\n<p>TikTok:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"tiktok-embed\" cite=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@chris.tour.explor\" data-unique-id=\"chris.tour.explor\" data-embed-from=\"oembed\" data-embed-type=\"creator\" style=\"max-width:780px; min-width:288px;\">\n<section> <a target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@chris.tour.explor?refer=creator_embed\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">@chris.tour.explor<\/a> <\/section>\n<\/blockquote>\n<p> <script async src=\"https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p>Music &#8211; YouTube Studio:<br \/>\nWar Dance &#8211; Erza Lipp<br \/>\nFrolic &#8211; E&#8217;s Jammy Jams<br \/>\nHannah&#8217;s Song &#8211; Chris Haugen<br \/>\nBlack Thorns &#8211; Jimena Contreras<br \/>\nKeep Climbing &#8211; The Soundings<br \/>\nCan&#8217;t Be Beat &#8211; The Soundings<br \/>\nBeast Mode &#8211; The Soundings<br \/>\nFinal Boss &#8211; Myuu<br \/>\nAnywhere You Say &#8211; Cheel<br \/>\nBlue Dream &#8211; Cheel<br \/>\nLazy Walk &#8211; Cheel<\/p>\n<p>Equipment used:<br \/>\nSony FX3<br \/>\nSony A7IV<br \/>\nSigma 24-70<br \/>\nSony 16-35 PZ F4<br \/>\nSony 200-600 5.6-6.3<\/p>\n<p>#\u30b3\u30ac\u30cd\u30b0\u30e2 #wrestling #japaneseculture #\u59f6\u826f\u5e02 #tournament<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Spider Fighting Tournament in Japan! 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