See who s going to kanamara matsuri 2020 in kawasaki japan. Most amusing event when tens of thousands of revellers roam the streets of kawasaki city in april to pay tribute to fertility in an age old ritual amidst thousands of phalluses of all sizes shapes and colours.
Phallic structure being carried down the road and foreigners both in japan and abroad caught wind of this remarkably unusual celebration.
Fertility festival japan 2020. It is venerated here as a result of its role. Early april this event has passed. While this all may sound lewd and a little vulgar the festival is not some tongue in cheek event but a traditional festival to pray for.
The shinto kanamara matsuri かなまら祭り festival of the steel phallus is held each spring at the kanayama shrine 金山神社 kanayama jinja in kawasaki japan the exact dates vary. Special episode this festival will next be held on sunday april 5 2020. Hōnen means prosperous year in japanese implying a rich harvest while a matsuri is a festival.
Here s a preview with all the background you ll need. The fertility festival is held to pray for protection against stds. The penis is the central theme of the celebration and appears in myriad forms shapes and sizes.
Those thinking that the festival of the steel penis is something outrageous and sexually intense might be a bit disappointed since this is often considered a family friendly fertility festival where both children and adults can pay tribute to the wonder of reproduction. Fertility fest s jessica hepburn attempts to break world record to become the first woman to achieve the pond to peak challenge swimming the english channel and climbing mount everest to raise awareness of the stormy sea and uphill struggle of infertility and ivf another of the world s toughest physical and mental feats on the planet. The city of kawasaki was a major stop on the old tokaido road between tokyo and kyoto with a corresponding number of tea houses and the shrine has long been popular among.
If that s indeed right then maybe they shouldn t have invited the two she men at the front. Gabby interviews jessica about the challenge. The main festivities fall on the first sunday in april.
Kanamara matsuri which translates as festival of the steel phallus is a shinto festival held annually on the first sunday of april in kawasaki japan. The hōnen festival and ceremony celebrate the blessings of a bountiful harvest and all manner of prosperity and fertility. Kanamara matsuri japan penis festival 2020.
Japan s kanamara matsuri as you ve never seen it before. More likely it has to do with japan s unspoken homosexual past and present and the fact their little fellas don t even make two inches. The phallus as the central theme of the event is reflected in illustrations candy carved vegetables decorations and a mikoshi parade.
Harvest festival 豊年祭 hōnensai is a fertility festival celebrated every year on march 15 in japan. The deities enshrined in kanayama shrine the site of the festival are believed to promote sexual health and fertility as well as ward off stds and infections.
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