Okinawa's Guinness Tug-O-War: The Rope (Photos)

The rope used in Okinawa's Guinness World Record Tug-O-War weighs over forty tons.  It is placed on HWY 58 the morning of the event and the road is closed during the actual tug.  There are two halves to the rope with a loop on each end, one is considered male, the other, female.

The photos below will give you an idea of the size and how the monster is assembled.

Okinawa, Japan has held the Guinness World Record for the largest Tug-O-War rope made from natural fibers since 1977.  More details coming as I process photos and continue the research.

Guinness World Record Tug-O-War

Here's where I spent the day. Every year, the City of Naha Okinawa, Japan holds this Festival and the highlight of it is the Guinness World Record Tug-O-War.

Well, I did my Spiderman act today and climbed way up to the top of a building so I could snag some good shots from an angle I never tried before.

It was a five story building and from the fifth floor I didn't like the angle of my shots and some of the distracting wires that kept getting in my frames.

So, I hopped a locked fence and climbed up to an uninhabited sixth floor.

Then, I still couldn't get the shots I wanted so, I figured a way to get up even higher. I climbed up on this water tower on top of the roof and wrapped myself and my tripod around some metal beams so the wind wouldn't blow us away.

Then, I shot some pictures with zoom, some wide angle, some horizontal and others vertical.
As soon as I can get the whole pile of 275 photos developed and verify that the Guinness World Record for Tug-O-Wars was won by Okinawa again, this year I'll give you the whole story.