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Why thousands pull a giant rope through Naha

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Because standard playground games need extreme municipal budgets. Naha shuts down completely to drag an absolutely gigantic, multi-ton straw rope through the streets, requiring thousands of screaming participants to pull violently just to secure a better harvest.

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