WAKKANAI, Hokkaido -- Loco Solare, Japan's national women's curling team at the Beijing Winter Olympics, frequently visited Hokkaido's northernmost city of Wakkanai for training camps and curling events.
Now fighting hard in the round robin games of women's curling, Loco Solare has received mental and physical support from Wakkanai residents in such forms as meals and dance lessons.
Mia Takeshige, 36, who runs a guesthouse in the city, often cooked meals for the team members.
