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Armored Horse Racing

Prize

Honorable Mention
Photographer

Hirohisa Usuami, Japan
Date of Photograph

25 May 2025

The "Soma Nomaoi" is one of the festivals held in Soma, Fukushima Prefecture in JAPAN. It has been going on for over 1,000 years and began as a Shinto ritual to pray for peace and tranquility in the region. Warriors on horseback in armour compete a 1000m.