
Hokkaido Hokkaido
June 29, 2025 (Sun)
Oketo Summer Festival & Human Banba Competition
おけと夏まつり・人間ばん馬大会
"Human Banba" is a competition where participants pull an iron sled loaded with logs—300 kg for the preliminaries and 500 kg for the finals—over an 80-meter dirt course featuring two obstacles about 1.2 meters high. Every year, fierce battles take place.
Place:Oketo Town Family Sports Center Square & Festival Square in front of Oketo Town Central Community Hall
Transportation:80 minutes by car from Memanbetsu Airport
Contact:0157-52-3313
Price:Race entry fee required