"2017 Tsugaru Yuru Soccer Match" by Yuru Chara from Aomori will be held on September 3 at Hirosaki City Sports Park (Toyota Hirosaki City).

This is the second time this event will be held as the opening game of the 14th section of the Tohoku League Part 1 where Hirosaki's soccer team "Brandue Hirosaki FC" will participate. Last time, there were 12 Yuru characters in the Tsugaru region centered on Hirosaki, but this time 17 characters will participate.

Among the Yuru characters who participated, in addition to Hirosaki city's mascot character Takamaru-kun, raw candy character apple candy man who moved from Tokyo and Tsuruta town's Yuru character Tsururinra participated for the first time as special guests Yuru Chara Pucka-kun, who appears in the soccer manga "GIANT KILLING" serialized in "Morning" (Kodansha), will also appear.

The game uses a balance ball and plays soccer for 15 minutes at a narrower pitch than usual. Compete in "Team Hirosaki" based in Hirosaki and "Team Tsugaru" which is active in the Tsugaru area. At the venue, the official character buffet of Brandue Hirosaki FC, which was produced as a Neputa at this year's Hirosaki Neputa Festival, will be displayed.

Daisuke Yoshida, a spokeswoman for public relations, said, "On the day, we will prepare a kids' park with huge slides and jumping equipment, as well as a food booth. After the Yuru soccer match, there is a home game of Brandue Hirosaki FC, and it is currently in 3rd place. It will be a high-level confrontation with Fuji Club 2003, so I hope you will come to support us."

Kick off at 11:40.