Shiro Kawakubo - Shiro Kawakubo

Japanese: 河久保子朗 - かわくぼしろう
Shiro Kawakubo - Shiro Kawakubo

...In addition, when the Chuo Line was extended to the shores of Lake Suwa in 1905, Lake Suwa became a base for skating in Japan, and in 1909, a speed skating tournament was held around Lake Suwa. In parallel with this, figure skating was also studied, and in 1920, the first skating organization in Japan, the Japan Skating Association, was founded by Kawakubo Shirō and others. In 1924, the National Student Ice Sports Federation (now the Japan Student Ice Sports Federation) was founded to include the three sports, and the following year, in 1925, the first student championship was held at Rokusuke Pond outside Matsumoto City. ...

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Kawakubo Shiro" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

Japanese:

…また,1905年,中央線が諏訪湖畔へ通じるようになると,諏訪湖は日本におけるスケートの拠点となり,09年にはスピードスケートの諏訪湖一周大会が開かれた。これと並行してフィギュアスケートも研究され,20年には河久保子朗らによって日本最初のスケート団体,日本スケート会が誕生した。24年,3競技を包含した全国学生氷上競技連盟(現在の日本学生氷上競技連盟)が生まれ,翌25年に第1回学生選手権大会が松本市外六助の池で開かれた。…

※「河久保子朗」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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