"Wild horse-chasing" festival held in Fukushima town

Horsemen dressed in samurai armor parade from a shrine as a three-day wild horse-chasing festival begins in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture, on July 25, 2015. Called Soma-Nomaoi, the annual summer festival in the Soma-Futaba region of Fukushima in northeastern Japan, which is known for horse breeding, is said to have a history dating back to the early 10th century. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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