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2018.10 那覇大綱挽

Naha’s Tug of War (Naha Tsunahiki) can be traced back to the 17th century.

The rope is usually around 200 meters (650 feet) long, weighing around 90,500 pounds, and around 1.56 meters in diameter. The tug-of-war takes place each year, and the rope is rebuilt—and stretched a bit—each and every time.  Tons of straw are painstakingly hand woven into strands, with each 40 strands being twisted into a thin rope.  Nine thin ropes become a larger foundation rope used to form both the main ropes, each about 100 meters long, and to accomplish a band wrap around the bundled individual main ropes [Source].

For more information, you can read about it on Visit Okinawa or Naha o-tsunahiki.