At a compulsory education school in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture, which has the largest number of students in Japan, children challenged the Guinness World Record for the old-fashioned play "Daruma-san fell down". It was certified as "Daruma-san fell down" with the largest number of people in the world.
Tsukuba Municipal Gakuen no Mori Compulsory Education School has 2,229 students enrolled as of December 1st, making it the mammoth school with the largest number of students in Japan. and decided to separate.
At the suggestion of a student who wanted to leave memories with the whole school, it was decided to challenge the Guinness World Record for "Daruma-san fell down", and on the 19th, students from all the schools gathered in the schoolyard and challenged the record.
When the children take a long step forward with the shout of "Hajime no Ippo," student council president Harumitsu Yokoe, who plays the role of "demon," shouts in a loud voice, "Mr. Daruma has fallen," from the morning assembly. In the meantime, the children ran up to the demon, and when the demon turned around, they stopped all at once.
After three repetitions, the first child touched the demon, took 15 strides, and touched another child, ending the challenge.
As a result of the examination by an official certifier, 2,039 people participated, and it was certified as the Guinness World Record for the most people in the world, "Daruma-san fell down", surpassing the 740 people recorded in Kanagawa Prefecture in 2015. rice field.
Yokoe, the student council president, said, "Before the school split up, I was able to work on one thing with 2,000 friends, and I'm grateful to everyone, and I'm full of joy."
