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After the tekomai geisha was the final act of the day. They were performed Fukagawa Strongman's Stunts. 深川の力持
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Fukagawa Chikara-mochi
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Fukagawa Chikara-mochi is traditional entertainment spawned by warehouse workers in Sagacho (near Kiba), Tokyo during the Edo Period.
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They carried bags of rice, barrels of sake, etc., and tossed them in the air. It became a contest for skill and strength. Their stunts are reenacted here for this festival.
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The stunts gradually get more difficult and dramatic.
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Preparing for the finale.
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Almost 1,000 kg is on this man below. This stunts were also performed at Ueno Park for US President Ulysses S. Grant when he visited Japan in 1879 after his term ended.
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As one man lies at the bottom, everything is piled up on him. They even swayed the boat.
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My 2010 video of Fukagawa Chikara-mochi in Kiba Park.
   
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