At Ayaha High School in Shiga Prefecture, Japan, junior members of the tennis club celebrate their senpai’s graduations by making elaborate sand art. Notice it!
As a show of respect, gratitude and well-wishing (probably some obligation, too!), each kouhai (後輩), or junior, works together to create these works, using only sand and negative space and including inspirational messages, to mark the graduations of their senpai (先輩), or senior.
Via Twitter user Ayhbbnm15, you can see the students making Dragon Ball sand art.
[Image: Ayhbbnm15]
Then, when the kouhai become the senpai, they get similar art to celebrate their graduations.
綾羽高校ソフトテニス部
卒業式！
毎年恒例テニスコートアート
今年は、ナルト pic.twitter.com/zKndtuRrYK— 秋田 ゆうの (@tenisuakita) February 26, 2016
恒例となりましたテニス部のコートを使ってのサンドアート。
素晴らしい〜〜！ pic.twitter.com/EGVhhODyxR— 綾羽高等学校 (@ayahakoukou) February 26, 2016
According to News Gamme, this is a tradition at Ayaha High School that has been going on for a while. Below, you can see some of the previous years’ sand works.
綾羽のテニス部のアート
すごすぎやろ…笑 pic.twitter.com/GB8AhMHLjc— にしおかずま (@EKazunaga1059) February 27, 2015
ただいま卒業式が終わりました！
恒例となったソフトテニス部のサンドアートです。 pic.twitter.com/tvgBjWqo3H— 綾羽高等学校 (@ayahakoukou) February 27, 2015
綾羽のテニスコート凄すぎ‼︎ pic.twitter.com/nJZtKMi0EZ
— ✾Maika✾ (@m_sinter) February 28, 2014
綾羽の三年生、綾羽のテニス部の先輩卒業おめでとうございます！！ pic.twitter.com/Ry5rtja14n
— 竹田 聖 (@suver23) February 28, 2014
Top image: tenisuakita
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