Int'l snowball fight tournament begins in Hokkaido

Int'l snowball fight tournament begins in Hokkaido

SOBETSU, Japan - Snowball-fighters hide behind snow 'shields' during an international snowball fight tournament in the Hokkaido town of Sobetsu on Feb. 22. Some 1,900 people from 14 foreign countries, most of whom are residents of Hokkaido, took part in the 15th Annual Mt. Showa Shinzan International Yukigassen (snowball fight) contest. (Kyodo)

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