Inside Japan’s Naked Festival

Inside Japan’s Naked Festival

Post Staff Report

Feb 17, 2014

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Saidaiji Temple Naked Festival Takes Place

Men in loincloths participate in the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival, at Saidaiji Temple in Okayama, Japan on Saturday. In one of the most vibrant festivals in Japan, some 9,000 men battle to grab a pair of lucky sticks thrown into the water by priests. Getty Images

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Saidaiji Temple Naked Festival Takes Place

Men in loincloths participate in the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival at Saidaiji Temple on February 15, 2014 in Okayama, Japan. In this one of the most vibrant festivals in… Getty Images

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Saidaiji Temple Naked Festival Takes Place

Men in loincloths participate in the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival at Saidaiji Temple on February 15, 2014 in Okayama, Japan. In this one of the most vibrant festivals in… Getty Images

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Saidaiji Temple Naked Festival Takes Place

Men in loincloths participate in the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival at Saidaiji Temple on February 15, 2014 in Okayama, Japan. In this one of the most vibrant festivals in… Getty Images

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Saidaiji Temple Naked Festival Takes Place

Men in loincloths participate in the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival at Saidaiji Temple on February 15, 2014 in Okayama, Japan. In this one of the most vibrant festivals in… Getty Images

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Saidaiji Temple Naked Festival Takes Place

Men in loincloths participate in the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival at Saidaiji Temple on February 15, 2014 in Okayama, Japan. In this one of the most vibrant festivals in… Getty Images

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Saidaiji Temple Naked Festival Takes Place

Men in loincloths participate in the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival at Saidaiji Temple on February 15, 2014 in Okayama, Japan. In this one of the most vibrant festivals in… Getty Images

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Saidaiji Temple Naked Festival Takes Place

Men in loincloths participate in the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival at Saidaiji Temple on February 15, 2014 in Okayama, Japan. In this one of the most vibrant festivals in… Getty Images

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Saidaiji Temple Naked Festival Takes Place

Men in loincloths participate in the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival at Saidaiji Temple on February 15, 2014 in Okayama, Japan. In this one of the most vibrant festivals in… Getty Images

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Saidaiji Temple Naked Festival Takes Place

Men in loincloths participate in the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival at Saidaiji Temple on February 15, 2014 in Okayama, Japan. In this one of the most vibrant festivals in… Getty Images

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Saidaiji Temple Naked Festival Takes Place

Men in loincloths participate in the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival at Saidaiji Temple on February 15, 2014 in Okayama, Japan. In this one of the most vibrant festivals in… Getty Images

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Saidaiji Temple Naked Festival Takes Place

Men in loincloths participate in the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival at Saidaiji Temple on February 15, 2014 in Okayama, Japan. In this one of the most vibrant festivals in… Getty Images

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Saidaiji Temple Naked Festival Takes Place

Men in loincloths participate in the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival at Saidaiji Temple on February 15, 2014 in Okayama, Japan. In this one of the most vibrant festivals in… Getty Images

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Saidaiji Temple Naked Festival Takes Place

Men in loincloths participate in the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival at Saidaiji Temple on February 15, 2014 in Okayama, Japan. In this one of the most vibrant festivals in… Getty Images

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