[The Yomiuri Shimbun introduced "Tamar Golf," a New Year event at Uzushio Roadside Station in 2022.

onion (edible plant, Allium cepa)

Tamar Golf" was born in Minami-Awaji.

The management company of "Michi no Eki Uzushio" (Fukura Hei, Minami-Awaji City) has devised a new sport to promote onions.
The name of the event is "Tamar Golf. This golf game, in which plastic onions are used as balls, was held on the 2nd and 3rd instead of the annual New Year's rice-cake throwing, which was feared to be too dense.

Conceived as a project that can be done while thoroughly preventing new coronavirus infection.
An artificial turf 5 m wide and 10 m long is laid downhill in front of the store, and decorative onions (about 10 cm in diameter) for the onion tree, which is displayed in winter, are hit with a toy putter.

An enclosure was set up at the end of the course, with prizes of "Awaji Island 3-year torafugu (worth 10,000 yen)," "onion (5 kg)," "onion beef burger," and "soft-serve ice cream" starting from the narrowest end. If you missed it, you still received an extra-large onion.

Because of the downhill slope, even small children could roll to the gate. The oval shape and pointy top made it difficult to predict how the ball would roll, and even adults struggled, while children sometimes won prizes.

Kaori Watanabe, a second grader from Narashino City, Chiba Prefecture, who was visiting on a family vacation, won soft-serve ice cream and was delighted, saying, "I wanted the blowfish, but I was super happy when it came in.

Shusaku Motoyama, 58, a staff member who came up with the idea, said, "This is a sport that can be enjoyed by the whole family. I hope the whole island will get excited about it.

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