Famous Person Born on July 19: Sota Fujii

July 19 is the day Sota Fujii was born. Sota Fujii is a person who plays shogi. A person who plays shogi is called a shogi player. Today, let’s remember it as Sota Fujii’s birthday!

🤔 Can you find July 19 on the calendar? There’s a cake and a shogi piece too.

Shogi is a game where you move pieces on a wooden board. You think very carefully, “Where should I move this?” You play against the other person while protecting the king piece. It is a fun game with lots to think about.

🤔 What shape are the pieces? They look a little like triangle houses.

Sota Fujii loved shogi from the time he was small. Again and again, he moved the pieces and thought carefully. Even when things did not go well, he thought again. He kept doing what he loved every day, little by little.

🤔 What game or activity makes you think, “I love this!”?

Sota Fujii practiced a lot and became a strong shogi player. Amazing skills do not appear all at once. When you keep doing what you love without giving up, little by little, you get better. July 19 is Sota Fujii’s birthday. It is a day to remember shogi and the feeling of working hard little by little.

🤔 Is there something you might get better at if you keep doing it little by little?