Yukigassen
A yukigassen tournament final in 2018 | |
| Highest governing body | International Alliance Yukigassen |
|---|---|
| First played | 1989, Sōbetsu, Hokkaido, Japan |
| Characteristics | |
| Team members | 7 players per side |
| Type | Team sport, Snowball fight |
| Equipment | Snowball |
| Venue | snow pitch |
| Presence | |
| Country or region | Worldwide (most popular in Japan and Finland) |
Yukigassen (雪合戦; IPA: [jɯkiɡaꜜsseɴ]) is a snowball fighting-competition played between two teams of seven players each on a pitch of snow 10 meters wide and 36 meters long. The pitch is divided into halves, and each half has three defensive "shelters" and the team flag. The goal of the game is to either capture the other team's flags or to eliminate all of the other team's players by hitting them with snowballs, 90 of which are made prior to the start of gameplay. The game has been compared to capture the flag, dodgeball, and paintball.