The 15th of May is the Grassroots Football Day that the Asian Football Confederation set in 2013. It was also the day that the J. League was inaugurated in 1993, while it was the day that the JFA made their grassroots declaration last year as well.

Along with the participating members including Japan, the AFC will celebrate the Grassroots Day in the entire Asian, while they plan to hold memorial festivals around the region so those will lead to develop the grassroots football. In Japan, among various different regional-oriented festivals that the prefectural football associations hold across the nation, the grassroots festivals will be hosted in the three venues that are listed below. Please ask each host prefectural football associations regarding your participations in the festivals.

JFA Kids (U-8/U-10) Football Festival Nagasaki in Goto

Host: Nagasaki Football Association
Supporting City: Goto City
Date: Sat. 16 May 2015
Site: Goto municipal central park track and field (266-1, Miono-cho, Goto, Nagasaki Prefecture)
Outlines: Mini games and skill sessions in the format of the FIFA Grassroots Festival. Subjected to about 100 participants who are under 10 years old and 8 eight years old, including the beginners and those who have never played football.

The Nagasaki Football Association Website (Japanese version only)

JFA Kids (U-6) Football Festival Saga in Yoshinogari

Host: Saga Football Association
Date: Sun. 17 May 2015
Site: Yoshinogari Historical Park (1843 Tade, Yoshinogari, Kanzaki District, Saga Prefecture)
Outlines: A 20-team seven-a-side football tournament that's subjected for boys and girls under 6 years old.

The Saga Football Association Website

The Saga Football Association Website (Japanese version only)

YFA Yume(Dream) Festival

Host: Yamanashi Football Association
Date: Sat. 23 May 2015
Site: Oshihara Park (1500-1, Oshikoshi, Showa-cho, Naka-Koma-gun, Yamanashi Prefecture)
Outlines: A football festival that anyone from the infants to the seniors can participate in.

The Yamanashi Football Association Website

The Yamanashi Football Association Website (Japanese version only)

Attached with this festival, a ONE GOAL campaign promotion is scheduled to be held as well.
JFA social contribution activity “ONE GOAL campaign”(Japanese)
http://www.jfa.jp/social_action_programme/onegoal/
ONE GOAL campaign (English)
http://www.onegoalglobal.org/