Tawara Tug-o-war Festival

(大俵引き)

Date

2020.01.11

Description

Every year on the second Saturday of January, this "strange" festival is held in Aizumisato, Fukushima Prefecture. Pantless men split into teams and pull on either side of a massive rice bag made of straw to decide the fate of that years harvest. It a most moving "naked" tug-o-war festival.

Location

Aizu Misato Town
Fukushima

Access Map (アクセスと地図)