Participants of the Naked Man Festival reaching the main gate of Konomiya Shrine.
Inazawa, Aichi, Japan. 20th February, 2016. Festival participants carrying ceremonial bamboo poles wrapped in long pieces of cloth reaching the main gate of Konomiya festival organised by Konomiya Shrine, takes place annually on January 13th of the lunar calendar. It is one of the oldest festivals in Japan. Since the old days, the participants are men only, mostly of the ages 24, 42 and 61, which are considered unlucky in Japan. By taking part in the festival they are hoping to avoid the bad luck throughout the coming year. Throughout the event the weather was rainy with temperature below 10 degrees Celsius. © Julian Krakowiak/Alamy Live News
Size: 6446px × 4297px
Location: Inazawa, Aichi, Japan
Photo credit: © Julian Krakowiak / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
Keywords: adults, bamboo, carrying, celebration, ceremonial, cloth, cold, crazy, festival, fundoshi, gate, ground, hadaka, japan, japanese, konomiya, loincloth, long, main, man, matsuri, men, mud, naked, naoizasa, nude, participants, pieces, poles, protection, rain, religion, religious, shinto, shrine, superstition, traditional, umbrellas, undergarment, underwear, weather, winter, wrapped
