Tug of War pulls Yonabaru together

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Prayers for a good harvest set the stage for Yonabaru Town's traditional Tug of War Sunday, as thousands gather for a festival. The 25th annual Yonabaru Festival has evolved from more than 400 years of inherited traditions, where residents called upon the gods to provide a bountiful crops harvest and to chase devils away.

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[Muku]

Taken from the article;
This year’s tug of war takes place in Yonabaru Town Sunday, beginning at 6 p.m. following a parade at 4 p.m.

Please note; the tug of war was rescheduled from last weekend, cancelled due to the heavy rain, AND if you get there at 6:00PM it will be over!

I hope that JU will update the article; the following attachment is the schedule from the Yonabaru Chamber of Commerce which hosts the Tug of War along with the Town Office. The link below will take you to the entire Saturday and Sunday schedule of events (Unfortunately it is only in Japanese)

The schedule for the parade and tug of war are in yellow.


Yonabaru Festival Web Site (http://www.yonabaru.jp/festa/tt.html)

[Muku]

Forgot to add that traffic will be heavy that day, if people are interested in participating parking is available across the street from the Festival Grounds at Yonabaru Elementary School.

[DoctorP]

Thank you for pointing this out. I'm sure as soon as dk gets on here he will take action.

[dk]

Thank you. I'll take care of this tonight when I get home.