Soroban Club (そろばん教室)
Wakamatsu
Times table competition 2023
The times table competition is currently on going
Times table competition 2025
The times table competition was held in June/July 2025.
The purpose of this event was to encourage all club students to remember/polish the times tables.
All club students from various local schools as well as online lessons took part in the competition.
Everyone has learnt how to recall their times tables quickly and thoroughly. Well done, everyone!
Details of the Competition
Practice Worksheets
<Up to Y2 category>
Given time : up to 2 minutes 30 seconds.
<Y3 category>
Given time : up to 2 minutes 30 seconds.
<Y4 and over category>
Given time : up to 2 minutes 30 seconds.
<Special Level 1 category>
Given time : up to 3 minutes.
<Special Level 2 category>
Given time : up to 3 minutes.
<Special Level 3 category>
Given time : up to 3 minutes.
Videos : Special 3 category
You can see how students practiced this category.
All students calculated the questions by Anzan (Soroban way of mental calculation which children create the Soroban image in their head and move around the Soroban beads in their image to get the answers quickly!)