If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video or two must be absolutely priceless!! Especially when it comes to the sights and sounds of the annual Naha Tug-of-War!
As you can tell, we shared the exciting event with about 245,000 of our closest friends!
(And, yes, even though this is a YouTube video, it's MINE!!)
(And, yes, even though this is a YouTube video, it's MINE!!)
When we got to the tug-of-war, they'd just started tugging, but since they tug for 49 minutes, all we'd really missed was the Opening Ceremony.
Rodney wanted in on the action SO BAD.....
....and got there!!
Needless to say, the event is a feast for the eyes and ears!! The day actually starts with a big parade (which we didn't know about until too late, but plan to catch next year!) complete with Eisa Dancers and Taiko Drummers. Following the tug, most people move to the waterfront where there's a whole park area set up with food and game vendors, then the day is wrapped up with a big fireworks display. The Japanese don't take many days off, but when they do, they do it up BIG!
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