Tagata Fertility Festival
04/11/2008 @ 12:00 am
Here is a video about the Tagata Fertility Festival, also known as the Hounen Matsuri and the Penis Festival,m whicih takes place at Tagata Jinja which is near Komaki City…about 30 minutes north of Nagoya where I live. While there, I ran into another Japundit contributor, Samurai Dave.
Great video, thanks! It reminded me of the time I visited Ishite-Ji Temple in Matsuyama during a festival. The Japanese are serious about getting those rice cakes that they throw. It is like being in a mosh pit at a concert. Great stuff, thanks again!
April 11th, 2008 at 1:13 amAt last! The great Japanese Giant Willie festival. That one float looked a little like the Oscar Meyer car. I wonder, tho. If they feature this matsuri on the evening news, do they have to digitally mask the shrines
April 11th, 2008 at 5:41 amI once watched this Fertility Festival on the evening news, they showed the float only about three seconds.
April 11th, 2008 at 8:32 pmThat was a fun festival!
April 16th, 2008 at 7:43 amin iwate pref, there’s tons of stone masons, and the one that was always closest to the road was the giant penis. i then heard about penis fest from MK at Dlisted, so i had to see it for myself. you can also get penis candy pops at rest areas in the mountains of Wakayama.
April 17th, 2008 at 3:16 ampeople are really into it now because of population problems. for all their governing faults, you gotta love a country which encourages the people to get down with eachother, haha, and tell you the gods are also involved.
April 17th, 2008 at 3:22 am