The 7th Moving Service Contest "Senmu Cup Rookie Battle" Held!
Sakai Moving Service Co., Ltd. held its 7th Moving Service Contest "Senmu Cup Rookie Battle" on May 6, 2026. Eight teams, who won through regional preliminaries, competed in driving, packing, transportation techniques, and customer service, with the Osaka South Block, representing Western Japan, emerging as the champion. The event aims to improve quality and pass on skills to young staff.
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Sakai Moving Service Co., Ltd. (Sakai City, Osaka Prefecture: Representative Director and President Tetsuyasu Tajima) held its 7th Moving Service Contest "Senmu Cup Rookie Battle," which competes for customer service quality and technical quality in moving, on Wednesday, May 6, 2026.
Eight teams that won through preliminaries held across the country participated, and after being judged on driving, packing, transportation techniques, and customer service, the winning team was determined.
We believe that by passing on high quality and technology to young field staff, we can raise the overall quality and technical level, enabling us to provide high-quality service and "heartfelt interaction" nationwide. We will continue to promote initiatives to enhance service quality that satisfies our customers.
The winner was the Osaka South Block, representing Western Japan.
(From left) Senior Managing Director Michitoshi Tajima, Mr. Kazuhiro Fukuda, Mr. Katsuto Yamaoka, Mr. Chihito Kan, Senior Managing Director Mikio Yamano.
Senior Managing Director Michitoshi Tajima
### What is the Senmu Cup Rookie Battle?
Since our founding in 1971, with the motto "heartfelt interaction," we have continuously thought about how to delight our customers. To safely transport valuable household goods to new homes and help customers start their new lives comfortably, we have continued to maintain a customer-centric perspective, inherit various techniques, and focus on education for customer service.
To further improve the service and techniques of our field staff, who are at the core of our moving services, we launched the "Moving Service Contest Senmu Cup" in 2018. The following year, with the aim of passing on techniques, quality, and customer service to young field staff, we started the "Moving Service Contest Senmu Cup Rookie Battle," which is open only to field staff within three years of joining the company.
### [Heartfelt Service to Customers is Important: "We are a Service Industry!"]
While the technique of safely and quickly transporting customers' valuable household goods is certainly important, our company motto includes the phrase "We are a service industry!" placing great emphasis on customer service. Even during the competition, staff acting as customers are placed, and judges assess aspects such as attentiveness, thoughtfulness, and appropriate language.
### [Prize Money of 300,000 Yen Awarded to the Winning Team]
The winning team receives a championship cup, a certificate of commendation, and a prize of 300,000 yen. In the moving industry, it is rare to see the techniques of other branches or areas. Therefore, through this competition, we aim to absorb good practices from each other, engage in friendly rivalry, and strive for quality improvement by sharing what has been learned with colleagues and juniors in various regions.
### Competition Content
- **Vehicle Competition**: Judges assess whether vehicles can be operated safely in narrow passages with guidance and coordination.
- **Lifting Competition**: Judges assess whether chests of drawers can be safely lowered and raised through windows.
- **Packing Competition**: Judges assess whether household goods are optimally packed at the customer's home and whether customer interaction is appropriate.
- **Dolly Elevator Work**: Judges assess whether household goods can be safely transported through corridors and elevators using dollies and loaded onto trucks.
In addition, each competition includes staff acting as customers, and judges assess whether polite customer service and explanations are provided to reassure customers, and whether their requests are noticed and addressed.
Eight teams that won through preliminaries held across the country participated, and after being judged on driving, packing, transportation techniques, and customer service, the winning team was determined.
We believe that by passing on high quality and technology to young field staff, we can raise the overall quality and technical level, enabling us to provide high-quality service and "heartfelt interaction" nationwide. We will continue to promote initiatives to enhance service quality that satisfies our customers.
The winner was the Osaka South Block, representing Western Japan.
(From left) Senior Managing Director Michitoshi Tajima, Mr. Kazuhiro Fukuda, Mr. Katsuto Yamaoka, Mr. Chihito Kan, Senior Managing Director Mikio Yamano.
Senior Managing Director Michitoshi Tajima
### What is the Senmu Cup Rookie Battle?
Since our founding in 1971, with the motto "heartfelt interaction," we have continuously thought about how to delight our customers. To safely transport valuable household goods to new homes and help customers start their new lives comfortably, we have continued to maintain a customer-centric perspective, inherit various techniques, and focus on education for customer service.
To further improve the service and techniques of our field staff, who are at the core of our moving services, we launched the "Moving Service Contest Senmu Cup" in 2018. The following year, with the aim of passing on techniques, quality, and customer service to young field staff, we started the "Moving Service Contest Senmu Cup Rookie Battle," which is open only to field staff within three years of joining the company.
### [Heartfelt Service to Customers is Important: "We are a Service Industry!"]
While the technique of safely and quickly transporting customers' valuable household goods is certainly important, our company motto includes the phrase "We are a service industry!" placing great emphasis on customer service. Even during the competition, staff acting as customers are placed, and judges assess aspects such as attentiveness, thoughtfulness, and appropriate language.
### [Prize Money of 300,000 Yen Awarded to the Winning Team]
The winning team receives a championship cup, a certificate of commendation, and a prize of 300,000 yen. In the moving industry, it is rare to see the techniques of other branches or areas. Therefore, through this competition, we aim to absorb good practices from each other, engage in friendly rivalry, and strive for quality improvement by sharing what has been learned with colleagues and juniors in various regions.
### Competition Content
- **Vehicle Competition**: Judges assess whether vehicles can be operated safely in narrow passages with guidance and coordination.
- **Lifting Competition**: Judges assess whether chests of drawers can be safely lowered and raised through windows.
- **Packing Competition**: Judges assess whether household goods are optimally packed at the customer's home and whether customer interaction is appropriate.
- **Dolly Elevator Work**: Judges assess whether household goods can be safely transported through corridors and elevators using dollies and loaded onto trucks.
In addition, each competition includes staff acting as customers, and judges assess whether polite customer service and explanations are provided to reassure customers, and whether their requests are noticed and addressed.