NHK「WORLD-JAPAN」さんのインスタグラム写真 - (NHK「WORLD-JAPAN」Instagram)「In this amazing race in Fukushima, armored riders thunder around a track, banners streaming behind them. Soma Nomaoi, is a thousand-year-old horse festival with its roots in the Shinto and samurai traditions. Begun as a military exercise by the founder of the Soma clan, it continues to be led by one of his descendants and is a designated Important Intangible Folk Cultural Property of Japan. 🐴 Photo: A Flat-Out Run - Fukushima Prefecture. By: Kazuo Ikegami. 📷 Part of our 2019 🌞 Golden Week 🌞 photo feature presenting selected winners from the 37th NHK WORLD-JAPAN Calendar Photo Contest - 2019. . . #SomaNomaoi #Nomaoi #NomaoiFestival #FukushimaPrefecture #intangiblefolkculturalproperty #samurai #samuraiarmor #samuraihorse #samuraihorseman #samuraispirit #horse #japanesehorserace #shinto #guardiandeity #matsuri #japanesefestival #GoldenWeek #photocompetition #NHKWorldPhotoCompetition #NHKWorldCalendar #instagram #instagramjapan #japantrip #japan #japantravel #travel #nhkworld #nhkworldjapan #nhk」4月28日 17時00分