TRAVEL
The 40th Otsuna Festival -Invigorating a Community-
TRAVEL
2018
30 mins Episode(s): 1
english
English
[Festivals of Japan Season 2]
Half-naked men pull on a giant white rope. Eighty meters long and about a ton in weight, the rope is the central focus of the Tosa City Otsuna Festival.
Originally an Edo Period tradition, the festival was brought back by people hoping to energize a community struggling to adapt to the increasingly commercial economy around them. Forty years since its revival, the festival has grown to become the pride of its community. We follow this milestone year of a community that managed to regain its spirit through...
A tug-of-war festival?!
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Part of "Festivals of Japan- Season 2"!
Half-naked men pull on a giant white rope. Eighty meters long and about a ton in weight, the rope is the central focus of the Tosa City Otsuna Festival.
Originally an Edo Period tradition, the festival was brought back by people hoping to energize a community struggling to adapt to the increasingly commercial economy around them. Forty years since its revival, the festival has grown to become the pride of its community. We follow this milestone year of a community that managed to regain its spirit through...
A tug-of-war festival?!
Click here to preview the program!
Part of "Festivals of Japan- Season 2"!
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