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Tales of Winter: Japan's competitive snowball fight

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Snowball fighting is a fun and engaging winter activity enjoyed by people of all ages. Typically, it's more about the joy of playing than about winning or losing. However, in Japan, it has been taken to an entirely new level. An event called Yukigassen has turned this childhood game into a thrilling and competitive winter sport.

Yuzuki Sugimoto, Naoki Futakawame and Koki Ito, students at the Muroran Institute of Technology in Japan, are passionate Yukigassen players. A shared love for the sport has brought them close together as friends. Now, let's join them for a snowball fight.

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