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<\/p>\nCelebrating a tradition that is 420 years old, the citizens of Yobuko engage in a massive tug-of-war contest using a 200-meter-long rope. The teams are divided into two categories \u2013 land and beach. A victory for the land team is considered a good omen for a bountiful harvest, while a win for the beach team signifies a prosperous fishing season.<\/p>\n
This event encourages community participation and everyone is welcome to join in this fun and meaningful tradition. The main event will be held on June 4th. Additionally, a children\u2019s version of the tug-of-war is scheduled for June 3rd, ensuring that the entire community, regardless of age, can be part of this long-standing tradition.<\/p>\n
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\u2022 6\/7 (Sat.): 13:00~ children at Yobuko Citizens\u2019 Center<\/a> Celebrating a tradition that is 420 years old, the citizens of Yobuko engage in…<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":29305,"featured_media":171053,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"","tags":[],"class_list":["post-171495","event","type-event","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","location-karatsu","location-saga-prefecture","event-type-festival","en-US"],"jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event\/171495","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/event"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/event"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/29305"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=171495"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/171053"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=171495"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.fukuoka-now.com\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=171495"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}
\n\u2022 6\/8 (Sun.): 10:40~ opening ceremony, 12:50~ shinto ritual, 13:30~ adults at San Shrine<\/a>
\n\u2022 Free entry
\n\u2022 https:\/\/www.karatsu-kankou.jp\/events\/detail\/835\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"