JAPANESE SPORTS

Record number 187916^Japan's Davis-Cup players have made their country famous in the World's Sportsdom. Japanese tennis players in action, men and women's. The whole nation is now interested in baseball. Japanese version of a sandlot game being played, crowds at stadium game, game in progress, crowds chanting. Hockey and Rugby have a large following among the younger generation. Shots of hockey game in progress, shots of Rugby game in progress, cheering crowds. Even students of primary school and girls high school enjoy playing football and basketball. Shots of games in progress, students on sidelines cheer, volleyball game in progress. Boxing and wrestling are popular among students. Group of boys jogging, one skips rope. Training on punching bags, sparring match, shots of fight in progress, TKO, shots of wrestling match. Winter sports have met with an enthusiastic reception in Japan where natural conditions are as favorable as in Northern Europe. Speed skaters practice on large frozen lake, Ice hockey game in progress. Downhill sky jump competition, figure skaters, pair and single, two young girls in matching fur trimmed white dresses skate. Large group of kids with skis on holding poles do warm up's. All skiing down hill, some fall down. Mountain cabin surrounded by large pine trees, snow covering mountain and roof. L/S cross country skiers in single file through mountains, many snow covered trees along path. Down hill skiers come through trees, straight down mountain, very powdery snow, a couple of them fall down.