Since 767 AD, every year over 9,000 men take part in the annual
Shinto Naked Festival in hopes of gaining luck for the
entire year. Shinto Naked Festival, also known
as Hadaka Matsuri. It is a type of Japanese
festival in which participants
wear a least amount of clothing; usually just a Japanese loincloth and rarely
completely naked. Naked festivals are held at different places throughout Japan
every year in the summer or winter. The most famous festival is the Saidai-ji
Eyo Hadaka Matsuri held at “Saidiji Temple in
Okayama where the festival initiated. One man is chosen as the
Shin-otokoa, or Naked Man, who must shave all body hair and run through the
streets unclothed while being pursued by thousands of male festival goers
trying to touch him for good luck and prosperity. No one wants to stop this old
tradition, so the Hadaka
matsuri continues.
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