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Originally, there was a custom in Okinawa that tells the omens of the year by tug of war. It is said that this custom already existed in Naha in the 1600s.
In the 17th century, along with the development of Naha, an event was held to compete as “Nahayomachi Large Ropes”. However, the game was heated and fights continued, so rules were set in 1812 and they were treated as important events in Okinawa.
It ends once in 1935 when it enters the Pacific War, but revives in 1971 after Okinawa is returned to Japan. And in 1995, it was recognized by the Guinness Book of Records as “the best straw rope in the world”. In 2011, the name of the festival was changed from “Naha Festival” to “Naha Otsunahiki Matsuri” (Naha Gianttug of War Festival).
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