Improved quality version now uploaded: www.youtube.com February 2006 For most of the year, Kounoniya is a peaceful place. But in winter, religious ritual joins with...
Villagers take a communal bath and have sukiyaki afterwards. On the second day a tug of war takes place between mikoshi of various villages.Camera: Michael...
Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri 2012 (Naked Festival) took place in freezing conditions on Saturday 4 February this year. Over 100000 people were in attendance to watch...
Hadaka Matsuri is a traditional Japanese festival dating back hundreds of years, where men wearing the Japanese undergarment fundoshi strive to touch a man called...