By KAZUHIRO NAKATA/ Staff Writer
May 5, 2024 at 19:24 JST
The horses were required until last year to jump over an earthen wall about 2 meters high after scrambling up a steep slope, shown between stone walls and stone stairs, in the Ageuma Shinji festival. (Asahi Shimbun file photo)
KUWANA, Mie Prefecture--Horses scrambling up a steep slope emerged none the worse on May 4 after changes were made to a shrine festival in response to accusations of animal cruelty last year. [Read More]
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