59th Oketo Summer Festival / 49th Human Draft Horse Competition

59th Oketo Summer Festival / 49th Human Draft Horse Competition

Event Overview

The main event, the "human horse competition", is the competition in which a 300kg (500kg for the final race) log is piled on an iron sledge, and five or seven people pull the 80m course and compete for the standings. A festival that derives from a row of horses that once piled up logs of winter mountain timber and pulled wasp slews, which ran to several kilometers. Voting can also be done, and the fun of the real Banma race has become popular, making it an incandescent race. The whole audience and contestant venue has been excited and has become an event to be able to enjoy. * Advance reservations are required for those who wish to participate in the race.

Info

  • Event Location:   
  • Okido-cho family sports center side square
  • Address:   
  • 398-14 Okido, Okido-cho, Tokito-gun, Hokkaido
  • Public Transportation:   
JR Kitami Station → Bus 50 minutes, bus stop: Get off the Okido boarding station, 2 minutes on foot
  • Car Access:   
70km 1 hour from Hokkaido Nyemanbetsu Airport via National Route 39
  • Phone Number:   
  • 0157-52-3313 (Oketo Summer Festival Executive Committee (Secretariat Okido Town Industry Promotion Division))
  • Parking Number:   
200 units/free

Event Period

  • June 28, 2026 (Sunday)

Price

Free

Event Category

Sports

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