Almost 15,000 local fans turned up to the Kitakyushu Stadium to watch Wales train on the eve of the Rugby World Cup. And they had a surprise for the Six Nations champions.
The full stadium produced a rousing rendition of the Welsh national anthem, Mae Hen Wlad Fy Nhadau (Land
Of My Fathers).
The crowd also sang Calon Lan, the hymn closely associated with the sport in Wales, from lyric sheets with Japanese lettering.
Queues to get into the stadium stretched to almost 1km long, forcing Wales to delay the start of the training session.
"I've never experienced anything like this in my career. It's astonishing and really emotional," said former Wales captain Ryan Jones, who is now performance director at the Welsh Rugby Union (WRU).
