Snow Country encompasses towns in 3 prefectures: Gunma, Niigata and Nagano. On the border of Nagano and Niigata prefecture a yearly tug of war match would take place between the middle school students of the towns either side. With prefectural pride at stake both teams were keen to win, and adding a bit of spice to the mix the location right on the border is not actually flat with one team standing on a slight slope (decided by a game of paper/scissors/rock.) Unfortunately, due to one school having now closed this interesting little battle is no longer a yearly event ending years of tradition.
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