mo4ch:>Togs away: Feathers fly in All-Japan Pillow Fighting Championships | Mo4ch News

The action was fast, furious and feathery soft in the world's most comfortable combat sport as the Japanese town of Ito staged the qualifying rounds of the All-Japan Pillow Fighting Championships in Shizuoka Prefecture.Teams from across the region converged on the small fishing town in a bid to qualify for the finals of the championship, which has been one of the quirkiest dates on the Japanese sporting calendar since its inception in 2013.The event was the brainchild of a group of Shizuoka high-school children, who created the game as a tribute to the old tradition of children fighting with their pillows during sleepovers or while on school field trips.The game starts with teams of five players 'sleeping' under duvets on futons, but the stillness is broken by the starter's whistle, as the players 'wake up'.They jump to their feet and grab a pillow as the action begins.The aim of the game is for the team to hit the opposition's 'King' with pillows w…