Taj Ultimate is an annual Ultimate

Ultimate (sport)

Ultimate is a sport played with a 175 gram flying disc. The object of the game is to score points by passing the disc to a player in the opposing end zone, similar to an end zone in American football or rugby...

 tournament that occurs in the Tajima

Tajima Province

was an old province of Japan in the area that is today northern Hyōgo Prefecture. It was sometimes called . Tajima bordered on Harima, Inaba, Tamba, and Tango provinces....

 region of Hyōgo Prefecture

Hyogo Prefecture

is a prefecture of Japan located in the Kansai region on Honshū island. The capital is Kobe.The prefecture's name was previously alternately spelled as Hiogo.- History :...

, Japan

Japan

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. The tournament was started by a group of JET English teachers to foster a better relationship between the JETs and the local Japanese.

The first Taj Ultimate tournament took place on June 5-6, 2004 at the Taj Dome. The winners were Tokyo Frisbee team The Small Axe.

Taj 2005 took place from July 9-10,, and was won by the Kinki Trolls.

The next tournament took place from July 1-2, 2006, where the new all-Japanese team Osaka Natto took first place.

The 4th annual tournament was played during a typhoon on July 14-15, 2007, where the Japanese team Kuroshio came first.

The 5th annual tournament was held July 12-13, 2008. Japanese team Nanman Dive won the championship game.

The 6th annual tournament will be held July 11-12, 2009.