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Pillow fighting has been recognized in Japan as an official sport. The governing rules of the sport are managed by the All Japan Pillow Fighting Association. It started in Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture.

The rules are basically like that of the dodgeball, but with more soft and fluffy weapons.

A fee of 2,000 yen is to be paid by every team in order to enter the competition. And being an official sport, the winning team gets to go home with 100,000 yen as their prize.

The event is held every February and has about 500 participants a year.

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