About 1,500 men tested their running skills at a shrine compound in Nishinomiya, western Japan, in a race to become the "lucky man of the year."
The annual event at Nishinomiya Shrine dates back to the Edo Period and is part of New Year festivities to pray for good business.As soon as the shrine's gates opened to the sound of a drum at 6 AM on Friday, the men dashed the roughly 230 meters across the compound to the main hall.
The winner was a 19-year-old university student from Amagasaki. The second- and third-place runners were also honored as lucky men.
Source: NHK
The winner was a 19-year-old university student from Amagasaki. The second- and third-place runners were also honored as lucky men.
Source: NHK
