It is one of the few traditional sports not solely the preserve of the samurai class, being popular among peasants and sake brewers; similar practices called "kyokumochi" also existed, which involved lifting sacks of rice or barrels of sake.
It is one of the few traditional sports not solely the preserve of the samurai class, being popular among peasants and sake brewers. Both professions valued the manual labor of young people, and similar practices called "kyokumochi" also existed, which involved lifting sacks of rice or barrels of sake.