This festival is held annually. The Guiness World Record main rope is 172 meters long, 1.5 meters in diameter and weighs 27 tons. Tens of thousands of people divided into east and west teams tug on thin ropes that branch out of the main rope. The tug-of-war is held on Route 58 where traffic is closed off during the big event. Attracting roughly 200,000 people, the annual tug-of-war represents the power and energy of the Okinawans.