Tokyo YMCA Racquetball Seminar
History of Racquetball in Japan
last modified:1999.1.31
In 1979 previously, as for in the coat inside Japan the coat of YMCA of the court and Tokyo and Kobe of the U. S. armed forces located in japan were the sole court. The player population of about 100 people, of recently is conjectured with about 30 people in Tokyo in Kobe. The assembly style court is established in, the Do sports plazas in 1980 well Kioimachi racquet ball club, in this year and this can call with racquet ball first year in Japan for general. The 1st all-Japan title is held in December, 1980, after JARA (the Japanese racquet ball assosiation) is established, that the systematic diffusion was started substantially. After that, even the student racquet ball joint signature is established and the player is increasing among the students.
- In 1971 Kobe YMCA, the wall handball combined use racquet ball court introduction in 1979 Japanese racquet ball league inauguration
- In 1979 Kioimachi racquet ball club business start
- On November 5, 1980 Japanese amateur racquet ball organization inauguration (present JARA) in November, 1980 the 1st Do sports plaza racquet ball coat completion 1980 year December 5 to 7 days all-Japan titles
- In 1981 1st male Japan frank title opening
- In 1981 world convention participation
- In 1982 2nd male Japan frank title opening
- In 1982 1st woman Japan frank title convention opening
- In 1984 world convention participation
- In 1985 world games participation
- In 1986 world convention participation
- In 1986 the Japanese amateur racquet ball organization changed its name to the Japanese racquet ball organization
- In 1988 world convention participation
- In 1990 world convention participation
- In 1991 world convention participation
- In 1992 world convention participation
- In 1994 world convention participation
- In 1996 world convention participation
- In 1998 world convention participation
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