Spectacular Naha Giant Tug of War
Naha Tug of War (那覇大綱挽き)
Okinawa, Japan
Odd contests and races
What it is
Odd contests and races in Okinawa, Japan.
Dates
The next dates have not been announced yet. We check the official site regularly and update this page when they are.
“開催日：令和８年１０月１１日（日）予定”
In English: Date: Sunday, 11 October, Reiwa 8 (2026) — scheduled
Before you go
- Where
- Naha, Okinawa, Japan
- Hours
- 那覇大綱挽：13：30～16：10 (official schedule for the rope pull; parade 旗頭行列 10:25–12:55 on Kokusai Street)
How we checked
Last checked October 20, 2026 against naha-otsunahiki.org. Before anything appears here, a separate check fetches each source again and confirms that every date we show is in the quoted text. One of the sources could not be fully re-checked, so a person will review this listing.
Notes from the last check
The official Naha Great Tug-of-War organiser's page lists the 2026 event for Sunday 11 October as scheduled (予定), and a Stars and Stripes article dated 5 October 2026 corroborates the date; the page's own publication date and admission terms could not be confirmed.
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