{"id":1302,"date":"2025-01-15T15:30:24","date_gmt":"2025-01-15T06:30:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/?p=1302"},"modified":"2025-01-15T15:30:24","modified_gmt":"2025-01-15T06:30:24","slug":"real-life-sasuke-ninja-warrior-obstacle-course-at-survive-athletic-park-in-kikuchi","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/archives\/real-life-sasuke-ninja-warrior-obstacle-course-at-survive-athletic-park-in-kikuchi.html","title":{"rendered":"Real-Life Sasuke (Ninja Warrior) Obstacle Course at &#8220;Survive Athletic Park&#8221; in Kikuchi"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Sasuke, also known as &#8220;Ninja Warrior&#8221;, is a renowned obstacle course challenge known for its grueling physical demands popularized by a Japanese reality television show of the same name. The sport has captured many hearts globally, and is planned to be officially included in the 2028 Los Angeles Olympics.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Recently, I had the chance to take on the Sasuke obstacle course here in Kikuchi, Kumamoto, along with some of my colleagues Ryo, Ito and Shun, and it was an adventure worth sharing!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Survive Athletic Park at Kikuchi Mizunoeki<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1303\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736919922-4401c9d4989d52e7045ee3f9d3b710cb-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736919922-4401c9d4989d52e7045ee3f9d3b710cb-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736919922-4401c9d4989d52e7045ee3f9d3b710cb.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Located on the way to Kikuchi Gorge, &#8220;Survive Athletic Park&#8221; at Kikuchi Mizunoeki offers an experience similar to the popular TV show. I couldn&#8217;t wait to give it a try!<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After completing the registration, the owner briefed me on how to wear the elbow and knee pads and emphasized: &#8220;I cannot emphasize enough\u2014don&#8217;t skimp on the warm-up exercises! You could end up really hurting a muscle.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The importance of a proper warm-up was stressed before gearing up for the actual experience!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">With helmets on, we finally got started!<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Practice Course Challenge<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1304\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736919976-ce5a651fc85c04b050e3b1ebb529c629-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736919976-ce5a651fc85c04b050e3b1ebb529c629-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736919976-ce5a651fc85c04b050e3b1ebb529c629.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Before attempting Stage 1, let&#8217;s warm up on the practice course here.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1305\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920049-c277e4ecea3d7a3f5981e4514d6bfefb-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920049-c277e4ecea3d7a3f5981e4514d6bfefb-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920049-c277e4ecea3d7a3f5981e4514d6bfefb.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">At first glance, it looked like playground equipment. We were all hoping to clear the course easily.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">My friend Shun went first.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"\u30b5\u30f4\u30a1\u30a4\u30d6 \u30a2\u30b9\u30ec\u30c1\u30c3\u30af \u30d1\u30fc\u30af\u3067\u3078\u3063\u307d\u3053\uff33\uff21\uff33\uff35\uff2b\uff25\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/BJEsD5oqc0E?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">However, the reality was quite different. We failed miserably at the practice tasks. Even a young schoolgirl tried to show us how, yet we couldn&#8217;t manage it.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shun couldn\u2019t clear the practice course!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1306\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920105-b0a2becc7723fcf199ab32571e45931e-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920105-b0a2becc7723fcf199ab32571e45931e-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920105-b0a2becc7723fcf199ab32571e45931e.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yamada followed\u2026 but didn\u2019t make it either.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1307\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920125-de0506ede12ea0c77995aff9d80b5754-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920125-de0506ede12ea0c77995aff9d80b5754-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920125-de0506ede12ea0c77995aff9d80b5754.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ito\u2026 also failed. Finally, it was Ryo&#8217;s turn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">If Ryo couldn&#8217;t make it, it would mean that none of us could even get past the practice level.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1308\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920148-fb4ee09bc3769fab8cde358dc0366fb8-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920148-fb4ee09bc3769fab8cde358dc0366fb8-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920148-fb4ee09bc3769fab8cde358dc0366fb8.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1309\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920157-70318848d312270901a8b030adc04a91-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920157-70318848d312270901a8b030adc04a91-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920157-70318848d312270901a8b030adc04a91.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>But then\u2014SAVED!!!<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ryo: &#8220;This&#8230; was supposed to be just a warm-up&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He mumbled something along those lines, but the applause for Ryo was incredible, filled with cheers of &#8220;amazing!!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Moving onto Stage 1<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1310\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920597-aa7525eafffe1a13b624452552613517-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920597-aa7525eafffe1a13b624452552613517-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920597-aa7525eafffe1a13b624452552613517.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite only one of us clearing the practice run, we pulled ourselves together and moved onto Stage 1. The owner explained the next challenge.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1311\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920620-742be00d51d1764607797609598275ce-500x375.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920620-742be00d51d1764607797609598275ce-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920620-742be00d51d1764607797609598275ce.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Owner\uff1a\u201d<span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Just jump here, grab with your feet and spin around. Don&#8217;t overthink it\u201d<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1312\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920692-649d8780af2c5b73196b18f247034bac-500x375.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920692-649d8780af2c5b73196b18f247034bac-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920692-649d8780af2c5b73196b18f247034bac.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It seemed anything but simple. The difference between watching and doing was stark, but undeterred, we pressed on.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1313\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920722-abca429e6dc3d01a36e065f3026f9a3f-500x375.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920722-abca429e6dc3d01a36e065f3026f9a3f-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920722-abca429e6dc3d01a36e065f3026f9a3f.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">First up was Shun.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1314\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920745-3d94b2dcac9e6027e539e4a9e0762881-500x375.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920745-3d94b2dcac9e6027e539e4a9e0762881-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920745-3d94b2dcac9e6027e539e4a9e0762881.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He managed to cross the poles easily.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The real challenge was the mysterious rope. The task was to grab the first rope and use the momentum to hook a foot on the net&#8230;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1315\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920770-66baf19ad665058c692e41ffdca4b7f5-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920770-66baf19ad665058c692e41ffdca4b7f5-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920770-66baf19ad665058c692e41ffdca4b7f5.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">But grabbing the rope was a feat in itself.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1316\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920788-4905f2e2a2e001014e876ab2749998a3-500x375.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920788-4905f2e2a2e001014e876ab2749998a3-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920788-4905f2e2a2e001014e876ab2749998a3.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Impossible.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1318\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920823-6eebc9732be6d265ef40780e4e79290b-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920823-6eebc9732be6d265ef40780e4e79290b-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920823-6eebc9732be6d265ef40780e4e79290b.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1317\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920815-a046057f6d52bcd93e8ce5264e1cb9d4-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920815-a046057f6d52bcd93e8ce5264e1cb9d4-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920815-a046057f6d52bcd93e8ce5264e1cb9d4.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Absolutely flopped.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ito: &#8220;Wearing gloves makes you slip!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite anticipating another total failure, suddenly\u2014<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1319\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920861-2ed01b3d6ea5d14ccf8199cceed20120-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920861-2ed01b3d6ea5d14ccf8199cceed20120-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920861-2ed01b3d6ea5d14ccf8199cceed20120.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1320\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920873-e19736420682925b5ed0af2dbeeb7133-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920873-e19736420682925b5ed0af2dbeeb7133-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920873-e19736420682925b5ed0af2dbeeb7133.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He did it!!!!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1321\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920893-06ef4ecd2310548567da85283411669b-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920893-06ef4ecd2310548567da85283411669b-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920893-06ef4ecd2310548567da85283411669b.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1322\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920917-1e9233d6a285816aac1a961010d89f21-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920917-1e9233d6a285816aac1a961010d89f21-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920917-1e9233d6a285816aac1a961010d89f21.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">After skillfully changing direction in mid-air, he landed!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yamada: &#8220;Seriously awesome!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Shun: &#8220;Incredible!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It was followed by this:<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1323\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920942-40fe6b5a78c3a57ba389aad4d44a7c65-500x375.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920942-40fe6b5a78c3a57ba389aad4d44a7c65-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920942-40fe6b5a78c3a57ba389aad4d44a7c65.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">It&#8217;s surprisingly scary to advance while rolling a drum barrel behind you.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1324\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920967-aa4a5daafe2061631ce417c9c0893e8a-500x375.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920967-aa4a5daafe2061631ce417c9c0893e8a-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920967-aa4a5daafe2061631ce417c9c0893e8a.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1325\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920978-9728b0972b047df87016c01789b01e6b-500x375.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920978-9728b0972b047df87016c01789b01e6b-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736920978-9728b0972b047df87016c01789b01e6b.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He cleared it effortlessly.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Vans: The Must-Have Shoes for Sasuke<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And then it was time\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1326\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921015-81d810db8adc4c54c936929dc61be367-500x375.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921015-81d810db8adc4c54c936929dc61be367-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921015-81d810db8adc4c54c936929dc61be367.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">A double incline! The owner had warned us beforehand.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Normal shoes are slippery, so I recommend Vans if you\u2019re taking on the Sasuke obstacle\u00a0course.&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Despite hearing this advice, Ryo showed up in running shoes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1327\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921038-d4dcea2b9f248021cb30887ce838687d-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921038-d4dcea2b9f248021cb30887ce838687d-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921038-d4dcea2b9f248021cb30887ce838687d.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And boy did they slip!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1328\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921059-4eff9ea091089be17a2d46ee5021f84e-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921059-4eff9ea091089be17a2d46ee5021f84e-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921059-4eff9ea091089be17a2d46ee5021f84e.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Thankfully, our cameraman had heeded the owner&#8217;s advice and wore Vans, so they switched shoes.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1329\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921079-bb80a6965b2cfca0504dbeef5eff0cab-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921079-bb80a6965b2cfca0504dbeef5eff0cab-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921079-bb80a6965b2cfca0504dbeef5eff0cab.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The result?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1330\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921100-5ab4f8734c5324a6f18730d23afe1323-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921100-5ab4f8734c5324a6f18730d23afe1323-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921100-5ab4f8734c5324a6f18730d23afe1323.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The unmatched grip of Vans.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1331\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921122-241b91183522eab9298d0d9226c80691-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921122-241b91183522eab9298d0d9226c80691-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921122-241b91183522eab9298d0d9226c80691.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1332\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921139-67d079fef66ab399488d4de516b98d4f-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921139-67d079fef66ab399488d4de516b98d4f-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921139-67d079fef66ab399488d4de516b98d4f.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He even cleared the Warped Wall with ease.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1333\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921158-fc00c6a32f70964c88dbae73fc63cdf4-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921158-fc00c6a32f70964c88dbae73fc63cdf4-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921158-fc00c6a32f70964c88dbae73fc63cdf4.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Vans! Vans!!<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yamada: &#8220;Vans are incredible!!!&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ryo: &#8220;No, the incredible one is me! Someone praises me!&#8221;\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ito: &#8220;I\u2019m going to try without Vans anyway!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1334\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921192-0d4eb620a638ff601c9af331866ac4f1-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921192-0d4eb620a638ff601c9af331866ac4f1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921192-0d4eb620a638ff601c9af331866ac4f1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1335\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921207-5d8a086ca4e5ab85105919d2680da705-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921207-5d8a086ca4e5ab85105919d2680da705-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921207-5d8a086ca4e5ab85105919d2680da705.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Little did we know the brute forcing here would lead to trouble down the road.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1336\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921238-da3ae74224f094251b5e877c33efc6df-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921238-da3ae74224f094251b5e877c33efc6df-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921238-da3ae74224f094251b5e877c33efc6df.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1337\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921265-c1b446c025c1c7b00e08d6d8edee19d7-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921265-c1b446c025c1c7b00e08d6d8edee19d7-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921265-c1b446c025c1c7b00e08d6d8edee19d7.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1342\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921824-a3aab80c1258c5889c3b05f0221c59d1-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921824-a3aab80c1258c5889c3b05f0221c59d1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921824-a3aab80c1258c5889c3b05f0221c59d1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ultimately, only Ryo and Ito conquered Stage 1.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The clumsy\u00a0duo kept falling every time I looked away.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Stage 2<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1338\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921303-36e3058b9aa477fd8a171606f8b696b7-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921303-36e3058b9aa477fd8a171606f8b696b7-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921303-36e3058b9aa477fd8a171606f8b696b7.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next up, Stage 2. According to the owner, the youngest person to clear it was a third-grade girl.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1339\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921679-91bf967d220560d51d2098c602be00af-500x374.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"374\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921679-91bf967d220560d51d2098c602be00af-500x374.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921679-91bf967d220560d51d2098c602be00af.jpg 625w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Stage 1 drains your stamina, Stage 2 pushes you to the limit, and Stage 3 is where your muscles are almost put on life support,&#8221; said the owner with a serious face.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">The rest of the obstacle course from now on could apparently lead to serious injuries, so the briefing was particularly intense.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1340\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921700-8a20db026559bf92b127ebb16c848bd1-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921700-8a20db026559bf92b127ebb16c848bd1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921700-8a20db026559bf92b127ebb16c848bd1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yamada&#8217;s pre-visualization was more thorough than anyone else&#8217;s.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Starting with the Sliding Pipe, first up was Yamada.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ignoring the scoffs from the sidelines questioning his sanity since he hadn&#8217;t cleared Stage 1,<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Yamada: &#8220;<\/span> <span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">I can do this! I feel like I have a good affinity with the Sliding Pipe!&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1341\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921749-a44caacf46244967d15c7be95fd66c91-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921749-a44caacf46244967d15c7be95fd66c91-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921749-a44caacf46244967d15c7be95fd66c91.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1343\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921855-ac8fbe844cb29007cfd7acd0dd60ecd0-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921855-ac8fbe844cb29007cfd7acd0dd60ecd0-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921855-ac8fbe844cb29007cfd7acd0dd60ecd0.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Affinity, huh?<\/b><b><br \/>\n<\/b><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next was Ito.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1344\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921881-4b4067c97786b8a3c7cbd6f0e1f1ccf4-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921881-4b4067c97786b8a3c7cbd6f0e1f1ccf4-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921881-4b4067c97786b8a3c7cbd6f0e1f1ccf4.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He strains and strains, and\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1345\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921899-8369ae1290c0aec478a0a6f405b1cf87-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921899-8369ae1290c0aec478a0a6f405b1cf87-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921899-8369ae1290c0aec478a0a6f405b1cf87.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ito: &#8220;Yesss, I made it!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Simply swinging your body isn&#8217;t enough to move forward. It\u2019s all about balancing on the pipe and using your abs to maintain control.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Now it\u2019s Ryo&#8217;s turn.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1346\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921925-70d898e39549fe77680d4c852bf7309b-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921925-70d898e39549fe77680d4c852bf7309b-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921925-70d898e39549fe77680d4c852bf7309b.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;Oomph!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1347\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921946-1dfb6cd5f6dbb1052342fce24dcb6c8e-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921946-1dfb6cd5f6dbb1052342fce24dcb6c8e-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921946-1dfb6cd5f6dbb1052342fce24dcb6c8e.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He cleared it flawlessly.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>Things Get Serious<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Next is this one. The one where you have to move like Spider-Man.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1348\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921988-16fa3e5d2e85bb29bf8ed627a0137fea-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921988-16fa3e5d2e85bb29bf8ed627a0137fea-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736921988-16fa3e5d2e85bb29bf8ed627a0137fea.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Interestingly, the ropes are strung with bells, and you must advance without making a sound.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1349\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922008-4fee1d470de322f35f8466024ac5d4a6-500x375.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922008-4fee1d470de322f35f8466024ac5d4a6-500x375.png 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922008-4fee1d470de322f35f8466024ac5d4a6.png 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">\u00a0<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">&#8220;If by chance, a bell rings, a man\u2019s gotta do what a man\u2019s gotta do,&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1350\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922029-d1211f97220cbd12ceb24620aacb3443-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922029-d1211f97220cbd12ceb24620aacb3443-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922029-d1211f97220cbd12ceb24620aacb3443.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ryo began visualizing intensely.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">What\u2019s with these two?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1351\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922051-2e5fa01f5f564447c7f47699c9d19333-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922051-2e5fa01f5f564447c7f47699c9d19333-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922051-2e5fa01f5f564447c7f47699c9d19333.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1352\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922071-0fe135b17b236b997aebd295412f2a4a-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922071-0fe135b17b236b997aebd295412f2a4a-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922071-0fe135b17b236b997aebd295412f2a4a.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Adopting deadpan facial\u00a0expressions reminiscent of a television documentary presenter, they speedily climbed up the wall like ninjas.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1353\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922100-4ed085036e6039eec2f73950f794cb84-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922100-4ed085036e6039eec2f73950f794cb84-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922100-4ed085036e6039eec2f73950f794cb84.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Then on to the next stage, where they\u00a0battled through pain that felt like it might shatter their finger joints.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1354\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922120-f45d2acb3f13f8d6f8ee61b4152c1388-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922120-f45d2acb3f13f8d6f8ee61b4152c1388-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922120-f45d2acb3f13f8d6f8ee61b4152c1388.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">And finally, the Warped Wall loomed large.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>A Big Incident at the Warped Wall<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1355\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922162-ccc80609e36a4cb59a7cae8ba1dd84f1-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922162-ccc80609e36a4cb59a7cae8ba1dd84f1-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922162-ccc80609e36a4cb59a7cae8ba1dd84f1.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ryo kept pressing on, making firm steps with the borrowed Vans, until finally&#8230;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1356\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922190-0afe96ac407a76bda8272740c609e0fb-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922190-0afe96ac407a76bda8272740c609e0fb-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922190-0afe96ac407a76bda8272740c609e0fb.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1357\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922207-dabc418ea8920fe8815cff7559018390-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922207-dabc418ea8920fe8815cff7559018390-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922207-dabc418ea8920fe8815cff7559018390.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><b>Cleared it!!!!!<\/b><b>\u00a0<\/b><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ito: &#8220;I can&#8217;t lose now!&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1358\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922231-ab18db5ee6cb391c82dd7b1ff871434f-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922231-ab18db5ee6cb391c82dd7b1ff871434f-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922231-ab18db5ee6cb391c82dd7b1ff871434f.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ito went for it.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1359\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922250-b0aeb6efbb77d2da192841fecac5fe20-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922250-b0aeb6efbb77d2da192841fecac5fe20-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922250-b0aeb6efbb77d2da192841fecac5fe20.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He sliiipped\u2026<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-medium wp-image-1360\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922268-495b60b3eda1c7d3a8ff550b28ff6d1e-500x375.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"500\" height=\"375\" srcset=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922268-495b60b3eda1c7d3a8ff550b28ff6d1e-500x375.jpg 500w, https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922268-495b60b3eda1c7d3a8ff550b28ff6d1e.jpg 768w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 500px) 100vw, 500px\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ito: &#8220;My foot hurts.&#8221;<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ito, suffering a foot injury, dropped out in frustration. Despite all the emphasis on proper warm-ups, his carelessness had cost him.<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\"><br \/>\n<\/span><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Concluding that Stage 3 would be impossible anyway, we called it quits.<\/span><\/p>\n<h2><b>The Cost of Trying too Hard<\/b><\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">On the way back, Ito kept complaining of foot pain. Deciding to get it checked out, the diagnosis was a torn calf muscle.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-1361\" src=\"https:\/\/higojournal.com\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/01\/1736922310-7e00e876e3fb1988dd67511cab8ecbdf.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"375\" height=\"500\" \/><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">Ito: &#8220;Ah&#8230; why did it tear apart&#8230; I want to go back to the way it was&#8230;&#8221;<\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400;\">He sounded like someone going through a breakup. But don&#8217;t worry, Ito is doing fine. 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