2007-03-08 12:50:55 · 5 answers · asked by bird 67 2 in Travel ➔ Asia Pacific ➔ Japan
They're all over Japan. Many of them take place around New Year's and during the winter.
The festivals are called Hadaka Matsuri - hadaka meaning naked. These festivals often involve cold water and cold temperatures.
They're not completely naked. The participants wear a fundoshi - a type of loincloth that has a thong up the back (butt floss as some call it).
The biggest one was last month in Saidaiji in Okayama where close to ten thousand half-naked guys beat the crap out of each other in order to claim a sacred object which will bring them luck and cash. One guy died from his injuries at this year's festival.
http://goasia.about.com/od/countriesaz/p/naked_men_japan.htm
I went to a smaller one just recently out in Chiba where they throw mud around in order to ensure good luck and good harvest.
http://samuraidave.wordpress.com/2007/03/08/japanese-mudslinging-festival-brings-good-luck/
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HeXKz3L6fx8
2007-03-08 13:12:43 · answer #1 · answered by samurai_dave 6 · 4⤊ 0⤋
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