Video Of The Week - 19-Year-Old Is Japan's 'Luckiest Man'
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Early on the morning of January 10th, 2014, thousands of people gathered patiently outside the gates of the Nishinomiya shrine in Japan's Hyogo Prefecture waiting to participate in a 230-meter (754 feet) sprint across the shrine grounds, to win the coveted title of 'Lucky Man /(Woman)'.
The popular race that is part of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu festival, began the night before when contestants were invited to draw straws that decided the lineup for the race. 19-year-old university student Seiki Kyoda, was the first to complete the mad dash earning himself not only a barrel of Sake but also lots of good luck that the title is supposed to bring with it.
Resources: bbc.co.uk, telegraph.co.uk
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brinkpjover 11 yearsThats pretty cool.- domanatorover 11 yearsthat is awesome
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- Emover 11 yearsI love the Japanese culture. they have wonderful, fun-filled little things like these that makes Japan such an exciting country. Their culture and traditions are amazing, I have to say. I have a friend whose dad was there when this happened, her name is Tsuki. (Yes, she lives in Japan!)
matmanover 11 yearswell he did start at the beginning so thats not really fair to the other people in back LOL- googoogogoover 11 yearsthat was cool!