ニューヨーク・タイムズのインスタグラム(nytimes) - 8月23日 11時33分

To the uninitiated, botaoshi looks like mass chaos. But despite its dangers, Japan’s wildest game is still wildly popular. Combining elements of rugby, sumo and martial arts, #botaoshi — “topple the pole” — is a rite of passage at one of Japan’s most prestigious secondary schools, Kaisei Gakuen. Teachers say the game promotes teamwork, toughness and sportsmanship. At one end of a field, 2 dozen attackers try to pull down a pole while 2 dozen defenders try to keep it upright. At the other end of the field, the mirror image unfolds in real time, except the attackers are on the same team as the defenders 50 or so feet away, and the defenders are teammates with the attackers. The first team to lower the tip of the pole to below 140 centimeters from the ground within 90 seconds wins. If neither team succeeds, they start over. The players wear little protective gear besides soft helmets, kneepads and athletic cups. While sprains, cuts and bloody noses are common, students occasionally fracture bones and get concussions. The photographer Ko Sasaki captured these students at Kaisei competing. Visit the link in our profile to read more.

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