Thursday, February 5, 2009

Winter Festival - The Hadaka Matsuri


The festivals are popular among men where the participants jostle and fight with each other to obtain good fortune.  It is held at various temples, in many areas in Japan - nowadays a very popular attraction for local visitors and foreigners as well.

These men are not really naked in fact, they are wearing a traditional Japanese wear called "fundoshi".

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