Making a Rope for The Moon Festival

People play a tug of war and sumo wrestling at the moon festival of autumn in Kagoshima. The rope is handmade. This is called "Tsunaneri." In Ichiki-Yamashita, a big rope with a length of 35m is twisted with straw.

• Place: Ichiki-Yamashita, Uchiyamada, Kaseda, Kagoshima, Japan.
• Day: October 6, 2001(The full moon day of midautumn)
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