Japan’s Intense Snowball Fighting Sport

With help from past champions the Tobu Raiders, a look at Yukigassen, Japan's competitive snowball fighting. It covers the sport's history, rules, gear and the pros' tips for making the perfect snowball.

A fun, fast crash course in a snowball fight taken totally seriously.

Snowball fighting. Where Dodgeball meets the Winter Olympics. Scenes from Elf and Home Alone come to mind. Well, in Japan, they take Yukigassen, which translates to 'snow battle', very seriously... Today, over 100 teams

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