The 55th National Skills Competition of Japan 2017

Dates/ Friday, November 24 – Monday, November 27, 2017 Itinerary: Date Activities November 24, Fri. Competition Site Preview/ Opening Ceremony

November 25, Sat. Competition Day 1

November 26, Sun. Competition Day 2/ Point Rating November 27, Mon. Awards / Closing Ceremony

Hosted by: Tochigi Prefecture MHLW (Ministry of Health, Labour and Welfare) JAVADA (Japan Vocational Ability Development Association) Skills: 42 skill competitions with more or less 1,300 Competitors will be held at the 55th National Skills Competition of Japan 2017.

Categories Skills 01 Industrial Mechanics Millwright 02 Press Tool Making 03 Instrument Making 05 Mechanical Engineering CAD Machine Technology 06 Turning (9 Skills) 07 Milling 10 Pattern Making 29 Automobile Technology 41 Watch Repairing 08 Construction Metal Work 09 Welding Metal Working 12 Autobody Repair (5 Skills) 13 Sheet Metal Work 35 Car Painting Skills: (Cont’d) Categories Skills 04 Mechatronics 15 Electronics Electronic Technology 16 Electrical Installations (5 Skills) 17 Industrial Control 42 Mobile Robotics 11 Wall and Floor Tiling 14 Plumbing and Heating 18 Architectural Stonemasonry 19 Plastering and Drywall Systems Construction 20 Cabinetmaking (10 Skills) 21 Joinery 22 Carpentry 31 Landscape Gardening 36 Refrigeration and Air Conditioning 40 Scaffolding Construction Work (TOBI) Skills: (Cont’d) Categories Skills 23 Jewellery 24 Floristry 25 Ladies’ Hairdressing 26 Men’s Hairdressing Service and Fashion 27 Fashion Technology (10 Skills) 28 Pâtisserie and Confectionery 30 Cooking 32 Kimono Making 33 Cooking (Japanese) 34 Restaurant Service 37 IT Network Systems Administration IT 38 Information Network Cabling (3 Skills) 39 Web Design and Development Competition The skill held at each venue is subject to change, depending on the number of its participating Competitors. Venues: Nishi-Nasuno Athletic Park

Ujiie Gymnasium, Public Hall Nasu-Shiobara City

(Opening and Closing Ceremonies) -- Tochigi Prefectural Gymnasium

Tochigi Welfare Plaza Marronnier Plaza Tochigi Prefecture Central Region Utsunomiya Special Needs School Industrial and Technical Vocational Institute

Sakura City Utsunomiya City Gymnasium IFC Cooking College Utsunomiya City International Technical Confectionery College

Ishibashi Athletics Center Utsunomiya Technical High School Kaminokawa Town Shimotsuke City Nissan Motor Corp. Tochigi Plant Gymnasium Oyama City Tochigi Prefectural Southern Gymnasium Nissan Automobile Technical College Kaminokawa Agricultural Community Environmental Service Center Kanto Polytechnic College

Komatsu Oyama Plant Tohoku (High-speed train that connects Tohoku region)