Inazawa Naked Festival "Hadaka Matsuri"
Aichi Prefecture Owari area
Thousands of semi-naked men wearing only loincloths push against each other trying to touch the shin-otoko, in order to drive out evil spirits. The water splashed to them evaporates instantly due to frictional heat. This is certainly an unusual festival. The origin of the festival goes back to Nara period. About 250,000 people attend this festival annually.
Address
Kounomiya Shrine, 1-1-1 Kounomiya, Inazawa city
Access (nearest railway station)
5 minutes on foot from Konomiya station on Meitetsu Nagoya honsen line.
Hours
Jan 13th on the lunar calender