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BLOSSOM BALL — ボールの開花

From what started as a single small seed, grew into a love of the game like no other. Hoopers knew from the day they found the game that it would be there to stay but not many could visualize how encompassing the game would be.

THE WATERFALL — 滝

The flow of the game, the fall of the ball, every baller wanted to be Shōgun of The Waterfall.

The Waterfall was unforgiving, you had to be on point and every shot had to be a bucket. With every airball there was a warrior who lost their spirit at The Waterfall, they vanished from the game as quickly as the water fell from above.

The Eternal Blossom ~ 永久の開花

Lovers of the game and each other, they went their separate ways at the end of each summer. After the long winters passed they would wait until the first cherry blossom would bloom, before making their journey to the court where they first met.

As they arrived at the court with the winds of spring the sakura would fall and bring fresh memories of the buckets that fell as companions of the court.

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THE BLACK BEAR — 黒いくま

Traveling from the far north to the south, The Black Bear Baller had been in battle with every warrior across the land. Raised by a lone bear in the north, the young warrior quickly learnt how to expand and evolve his game to different opponents and landscapes.

The two always worked as a team and were fearless in battle.

THE ROCK MAKER — 芸術家

Forged by decades of games on the court, The Rock Maker was as tough as they come and a true artist of the game. Every rock was crafted from the finest stone of street ball courts across the land and each ball was never the same.

The rocks held a higher meaning though, they carried the spirit of the game and helped forge a connection between players and the game that can never be replaced.

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The Master Gardener ~ 達人庭師

Not long ago she was one of the greatest players of the land. She had retired from the game but found a second love in crafting the finest courts of Edo Ball.

People say her bamboo was superior because she grew it in the basketballs of retired warriors. Players also believe it’s good luck to play on her courts, and that the natural flex and durability of her bamboo will keep a player's body safe for eternity.

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Temple of Hoops ~ バスケの寺

Fans of the game trek 21 stairs to reach the great hanging bell of basketball which overlooks the valley, it’s court and temple. Players then venture across the mountain top to the court and pay their respects to the greats before them by competing in a game. Only once the score reaches 21 do the winners continue on the passage of time to the Temple of Hoops.

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