Soybean throwing festival

An ageold japanese tradition has been taken to new heights in tokyo.

'Mamemaki' is the springtime festival held on the eve of the spring equinox during which participants throw roasted soybeans to ward off ogres.

This year more than 800 people gathered in the tokyo tower armed with goggles and two kilograms of soybeans to hurl at imaginary ogres and demons for the duration of the twohour event.

'I'm heated up.It's so much fun to throw something this hard, which rarely happens in my daily life, ' 24yearold participant arisa hasebe told reuters.

Ogres are believed to enjoy causing mischief and throwing one of their most hated foods, the soybean, keeps them at bay.

'I want to vent www.agebc.com/special-occasion-dresses/homecoming-dresses.html all my stress by doing this, ' Kaori Matsunami said.

The event was initiated by venture capital firm yahoo japan capital, designed to breathe new life into a timehonoured tradition and give japan its own version of spain's tomatina festival which draws over 50, 000 Cheap Mother of the Bride Dresses revellers each year.

'Watching Spain's Tomatina Festival, I wanted to do something similar here http://www.agebc.com/ in Japan.So i searched for an idea and found this beanthrowing festival, which i want to develop into a big cultural event, ' ozawa said while being hit by beans.

Soybeans weigh less than a gram but still pack a Chap Evening Dresses Australia punch when thrown, 'the beans actually hurt when they hit, but i'm fully excited and having a lot of fun, ' participant mima miyamori said.

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