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Yonabaru Dai Tsunahiki Matsuri (Yonabaru Great Tug-of-War Festival)

One of Okinawa's three great tug-of-war festivals, with 450 years of history, pitting East and West teams of around a thousand residents against each other on a five-tonne rope in this small coastal town.

15 Aug to 16 Aug 2026 · Annual, lunar Obon period (15th August solar calendar)
Yonabaru, Okinawa, Japan
Free
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