eSports x Garbage Pickup Event "eSpo GOMI" Held for the First Time in Shunan City, Yamaguchi Prefecture

The " Umi to Nihon PROJECT eSpo GOMI in Yamaguchi Shunan " was held on January 12, 2025 (Sunday), with the participation of SOCIAL GOOD ENTERTAINMENT, a general incorporated association, as the organizer and producer! This event was held as part of the "Ocean and Japan Project CHANGE FOR THE BLUE," a marine litter reduction project promoted by the Nippon Foundation, and attracted attention for its unique combination of e-sports and environmental protection.

eSports and trash pickup combined! eSpo GOMI

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Team Runners" picked up 5.055 kg of trash in the first half of the competition, but in the second half of the competition, they picked up more than 4 kg of trash, which was a huge turnaround of 138 points ahead of the runner-up team. "We were surprised to find more trash than we expected. We hope to be more diligent in our games in the future! " commented the team.

The "Puyopuyo eSports" event, held between the first and second halves of the trash pickup, was also a big hit! The audience was surprised and cheered when a second grader beat the adults one after the other, hitting the maximum number of six chains in this year's tournament.

The total amount of trash collected this time was 22.833 kg. Even though the area looked clean at first glance, many cigarette butts were thrown away along the railroad tracks, in the park, and in the parking lot. The " eSpo GOMI" is a new type of environmental conservation activity that combines "Spo-GOMMI" and e-sports.

The total amount of trash picked up by the winning team was an impressive 5.055 kg!

eSports x Garbage Pickup!

eSpo GOMI is a new sport that combines " Spo-GOMI," a new sport originating in Japan that adds the essence of sports to trash pickup activities and transforms a conventional community service activity into a "competition," with " eSports," a competitive sport using computer games. This is an initiative that combines "Spo-GOMI," a completely new sport originating in Japan that adds the essence of social service activities and converts them into "competition.

In order to realize the SDGs, the goals set forth to create a sustainable society, it is necessary to encourage people of all ages, genders, and genres to participate in the SDGs. eSPO GOMI was born as a completely new type of environmental preservation activity, with the aim of reaching out to a new genre of people, such as people who enjoy playing games and children.

The event consists of a game competition during the half time between the first and second halves of the trash pickup line, and the winning team is given additional tongs and other items that will give them an advantage in the second half of the trash pickup line. It will be interesting to see how the results of the game competition will affect the subsequent rounds of trash pickup. For more information, please visit the official Spo-GOMI website.