I was fixing broken links and, while researching Oita-ken's Usa District, came across this little gem. Now this is an event I truly regret missing out on when I lived in Beppu-shi.
Muddy Rice-field Volleyball has been a major summer event in Sanko-mura Village since the first year of Heisei. Over 60 teams participate in this event. The quiet rice-field with yellow colored barley becomes a playground for the youth, rice-fields suddenly turn into tourist spots. This event is held on the first Sunday of June every year. The place is packed out with many photographers, gallery, and players in unconventional costumes. Sponsored by Chikuba-kai.
Posted by M Sinclair Stevens
September 14, 2002
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The quiet rice-field with yellow colored barley becomes a playground for the youth, rice-fields suddenly turn into tourist spots.