Farming areas are now busy preparing for fall festivals. Now that the typhoon season is almost over, the bumper crop of rice, apples and vegetables is assured.
    The "apple Festival" is to start at Nagano on September 20. Many other festivals are already on. The photo shows boys wrestling tournament in the compounds of the Komoro-Hachiman Shrine in Komoro City, Nagano, on a festival day. The wrestling, participated in by boys, has been an annual event for the past 300 years. (Photo by Kitamistu Haba).