Tokyo locals got some relief from the summer heat with ice bowling in Tokyo on Thursday. A 5-metre-long bowling lane and accompanying balls and pins - all made of ice - were set up by the Bowling Proprietors Association of Japan. Amused locals were given the opportunity to have a shot at the ice pins. The pins didnt hold up as well as their normal counterparts, meaning that participants were quite literally able to break the ice. As such, the bowling session didnt last very long, with only 10 balls and 15 pins, meaning full length ice bowling games will require a bit more work. Everyone from students to office workers stopped by to chill out and give it a roll, and some even managed to knock down all the pins. I was really excited to be able to bowl a strike said Risa Matsumoto, a 6-year-old elementary student who managed to finally knock down all the pins after a few tries.
