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Sunrise
was started in 1979 by Yusaku and Sherry Hijioka. Yusaku
has a bachelor's degree in health and physical education
from Nippon College in Tokyo, Japan and a master's degree
in physical education from Kent State University. He competed
on the men's gymnastics team for 4 years at Nippon College.
Yusaku and Sherry met at Kent State while she was pursuing
her bachelor's degree in physical education. She was a
4 year member of the women's gymnastics team at Kent State
and captain her senior year. Sherry went on to Arizona
State where she received her master's degree in physical
education.
Yusaku
and Sherry started Sunrise in 1979 in rented space on
Centennial Road. They rented space for 3 years before
purchasing their current property on Holland-Sylvania
Rd. They have expanded the facility twice to its' current
size of 29,400 square feet. Sunrise is proud to offer
to the greater Toledo area one of the largest and best
equipped facilities in the United States. They have introduced
the sport of gymnastics to thousands of children for more
than 25 years. It is their continued goal to develop strong,
healthy bodies as well as confident, self disciplined
individuals through gymnastics and other sport and fitness
related activities.
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