Equestrian festival in Japan

Equestrian festival in Japan

A young man rides a horse over a 2-meter-high clay wall in a festival at Tado Taisha, a Shinto shrine in Kuwana in Mie Prefecture, central Japan, on May 4, 2018. In the festival said to date back to the 14th century, it is believed that the greater the number of times horses successfully make it over the wall, the better the crop in the region. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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        A horse topples, sending its rider, a young man wearing a traditional costume, into the air after stumbling over a 2-meter clay wall in a festival at Tado Shrine in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture in central Japan on May 4, 2017. In the festival dating back to the 14th century, the greater the number of times a horse successfully jumps over a wall, the better the crop a region will have. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
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          A horse ridden by a young man wearing a traditional costume runs over a 2-meter clay wall in a festival at Tado Shrine in Kuwana, Mie Prefecture in central Japan on May 4, 2017. In the festival dating back to the 14th century, the greater the number of times a horse successfully jumps over a wall, the better the crop a region will have. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo
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