Tens of thousands will join hands trying to move a 43-ton rope in the great Naha Tsunahiki (tug-of-war) Festival, an event that first made its way into the Guinness Book of World Records in 1995 and was renewed in 1997.  That first time, the rope was 186 meters long and weighed 40,220 kilograms, and had a diameter of 1 meter 58 centimeters.  It is longer now, by about 15 meters, and is pushing 44 tons, with a two-meter diameter.