FUKUSHIMA, May 25 (News On Japan) –
The second day of the Soma Nomaoi competition—designated as an Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property by the Japanese authorities—featured its most anticipated spectacles: the armored horse race and the sacred flag competitors, held on May twenty fifth on the Hibarigahara competition grounds in Minamisoma, Fukushima Prefecture.
These occasions electrified a crowd of about 35,000 spectators.
This 12 months marked a historic change because the competition eradicated the normal requirement that feminine individuals be “under 20 and unmarried” according to gender equality efforts. As a end result, feminine mounted warriors additionally participated actively, fascinating the viewers alongside their male counterparts.
Source: Kyodo