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Origin of Undokai (Sports Day)
【発祥年】明治7（1874）年
明治7（1874）年、海軍兵学寮の教師として来日したお雇い外国人であるイギリス軍人アーチボルト・ルシアス・ダグラスが提案したアスレチックスポーツが最初といわれています。短中距離走や二人三脚、走り高飛びや豚追い競争などの種目があったようです。
【Birth Year】1874
The first undokai is believed to have been held at the Japanese Naval Academy in 1874. The event was directed by Archibald Lucius Douglas, British Royal Navy officer and advisor to the Imperial Japanese Navy, when he was serving at the academy. He introduced athletic sports-based events, such as the short/middle-distance race, three-legged race, high-jump and even a pig chase race.
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