Ground of Private Hosho High School struck by lightning = 5:34 p.m. on the 3rd, Miyazaki City
At around 2:30 p.m. on the 3rd, lightning struck the field adjacent to Miyazaki Industrial Management University in Furujo-cho, Miyazaki City. Private Hosho High School (Miyazaki City), which is run by the same educational corporation as the university, and Kumamoto Prefectural Kamoto High School (Yamaga City) were using the ground for soccer practice matches, and according to the Miyazaki City Fire Department, 18 people were hospitalized. was transported to. According to Kamoto High School, two male students at the high school were seriously injured and fell unconscious, but one regained consciousness after being transported to the hospital. A lightning warning had been issued for Miyazaki City since the 2nd.
In 1996, at a soccer tournament in Osaka Prefecture, a player from a high school in Kochi City was struck by lightning and left with severe disabilities.In 2006, the Japan Football Association (JFA) compiled guidelines for preventing lightning accidents.