Large-scale snowball fight in Niigata Uonuma Concern about lack of snow is held as usual February 9 15:54
Due to the warm winter and the record low amount of snow, winter events can not be held in various places, etc. I was dropped.
Uonuma City is a heavy snowfall area located on the prefectural border with Fukushima and Gunma. Every year, the International Snowball Fight is held with about 1,000 athletes alone.
At the 32nd event, it was considered to temporarily use rubber balls instead of snowballs due to the record shortage of snow.However, due to the recent snowfall, snowballs were replaced as usual. It was held using.
On the 9th, about 180 teams and 900 people participated in the snow.
Five people form one team, three times for men, five times for women, and will be canceled when hit with a snowball.
The rule was that the team with the most members remaining in the match lasted two minutes and won the tournament, with the participants throwing at each other while avoiding flying snowballs.
A 35-year-old man from Joetsu said, "I was uneasy because there was no snow but I am glad to be held."
A 30-year-old woman from Osaka said, "It was fun to touch the snow."
Mr. Keisuke Okabe of the organizer, Koide Chamber of Commerce and Industry, said, "I canceled some snow but it was nice to have fun with the snow."