For 500 years, two teams of loincloth-clad men have braved the winter cold to scramble for possession of an 8 kg wooden ball in this unique New Year’s ritual. Victory for the Beach Team is said to ensure a plentiful catch for the coming year, while victory for the Land Team brings a bountiful harvest.
• 1/3 (Wed.)
• 13:00~14:30
• Free
• Hakozakigu Shrine (Tamatori Ebisu Jinja Shrine → inside Hakozakigu Shrine)
• 1-22-1 Hakozaki, Higashi-ku, Fukuoka
• 092-641-7431
• http://hakozakigu.or.jp/pdf/english.pdf
