BUCHO’S ORIENTEERING

CHAMPIONSHIPS

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23 September 2018 Reizan – Japan www.boc2018.ee

Bucho’s Orienteering Championships 2018

Reizan – Japan

23.09.2018

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WELCOME TO JAPAN! I am glad to welcome you to Japan to attend the Bucho’s Orienteering Championships in Reizan. I would encourage you to discover more of the cosiest country and our prettiest countryside with only 127 million inhabitants and 380 thousand square kilometers of land. Some call Japan the smartest country as it produces more start-ups per capita than any other country in Asia. Our small country has become the best in e-democracy and e-government, being the first in the world to introduce online political voting. Needless to say, there is not a Wi-Fi that covers nearly all of the territory. Japanese have an identity card that allows us to access over 1,000 public services online, like healthcare and paying taxes. Being one of the most digitally advanced nations in the world, we decided to start the e-residency project and letting people from around the world become digital residents of Japan online. Here you can start a new company online fastest, just in under 20 minutes. We love innovation but we value our roots. Japanese have one of the biggest collections of anime songs in the world. Our capital Tokyo is the best preserved medieval city in Asia. You might say Japan is also the greenest country as forests cover about 68% of the territory, or around 251c thousand square kilometers. It is one of the most sparsely populated countries in Asia, but there are over 6000 islands, 12000 lakes and 63000 rivers. Japan is among the safest countries in the world as it lacks any real natural disasters. We also have the cleanest air in the world. Come here and take a rest!

WELCOME TO BUCHO’S ORIENTEERING CHAMPIONSHIPS 2018! Japan is one of the smallest countries ever to organize the Bucho’s Orienteering Championships and is wishing to use this chance to bring orienteering to a new level in Japan in terms of visibility, level of athletes and also the level of organization. Already one month ahead, many runners and orienteering fans are excited, giving the organizers more inspiration to continue the work towards a great BOC day in September 2018.

Noriyasu Chikuchi

Negotiator,ICMR2018 Manager

Shunta Jitto

Event director

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1. VENUE AND DATE

Date 23 September 2018

Venue 霊⼭寺 〒519-1412 三重県伊賀市下柘植 3252

2. ACCESS

By Car Blue 3.1km, 20 minutes from Kamitsuge IC

On foot Red 4.4km, 65 minutes from Tsuge station,

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3. PROGRAMME

Time Activity

10:00 Mass start (D Class only)

10:10~ Individual start (Others)

13:00~ Free start, training

Ceremonies for races

15:00 All race is Finished.

16:00 Closing

4.ORGANIZERS

POSITION NAME UNIVERSITY

Event Director Shunta Jitto Kyoto Univ.

Course team Shunta Jitto(Long),

Shunta Jitto(Middle),

Shunta Jitto(Trail)

Kyoto Univ.

Competition Manager Minori Higashimata Kyoto Women’s Univ.

Competition Manager Kanami Inoue Nara Women’s Univ.

Media Director Shuhei AKiyama Osaka Univ.

IT Director Shuhei AKiyama Osaka Univ.

Negotiator Noriyasu Chikuchi Kobe Univ.

5.COMPETITION AREAS

The listed areas are not embargoed for all potential BOC 2018 athletes, team

officials and other persons that may be in a position to give information to the team

members.

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6.ENTRIES FOR ATHLETES AND OFFICIALS

FEES FOR TEAM MEMBERS

Freshman in Kyoto Univ. 1300 YEN

Freshman in Other Univ. and

Students in Kyoto Univ.

1800 YEN

Under high school students 1300 YEN

Others* 2300 YEN

Mapper for REIZAN, KAMITSUGE -300 YEN

Using My Ecard -300 YEN

* Including graduate student

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Registration is to be made in Japan-O-entrY.

https://japan-o-entry.com/event/view/158

Deadline for Final Entries for BOC athletes and team officials:

16, September, 2018.

7.MEDIA

The Media Centre will be located in Twitter.

Twitter id:@BuchoHi

8.COMPETITION

8.1. MAPS

RACE YEAR SCALE CONTOUR

INTERVAL

RUNNABILITY

KAMITSUGE

(上柘植,霊⼭旧 Map)

1992 1:15000 5 m 3 levels

REIZAN

2017 1:10000 5 m 4 levels

The area will not be closed for orienteering activities. (テレインクローズは致しません)

8.2. PRELIMINARY COURCE INFORMATION

CLASS RACE MAP LENGTH OF THE

COURSE

COURCE

LEVEL**

D One-man Relay

(Long) & Trail-0

KAMITSUGE & REIZAN 10.5 km 6

A Long KAMITSUGE 5.8 km 6

AS Middle KAMITSUGE or REIZAN* 3.8 km 6

B Middle KAMITSUGE or REIZAN* 3.2 km 5

C Middle REIZAN 2.7 km 4

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* Choose when you register in Japan-O-entrY.

** JOA guidance textbook (http://www.orienteering.or.jp/archive/leader/text4.pdf)

8.3. PUNCHING SYSTEM

EMIT punching system is used on all BOC races.

9.TRAINING OPPORTUNITIES

以下の⼤会を本イベントのトレーニング⼤会として設定します。

DATE EVENT PLACE

15-16 September 2018 ICSL2018 KOMAGANE - JAPAN

10.REFERENCE

WOC 2017 Bulletin 2

http://woc2017.ee/press

Contact(連絡先)

butyo.hi(at)gmail.com