National Sports Festival of Japan (国民体育大会, Kokumin Taiiku Taikai?) is the national premier sports event of Japan. The abbreviated name is Kokutai (国体). The 65th National Sports Festival of Japan (Yumehanto Chiba Kokutai (ゆめ半島千葉国体, Yumehanto Chiba Kokutai?)) was held in October 2010 in Chiba Prefecture.
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