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Inazawa-City Konomiya Naked Festival

Date : 02/22/2024


  • Konomiya Naked Festival
  • Konomiya Naked Festival
  • Konomiya Naked Festival

A torrid festival of… half-naked men!

Each year, the Konomiya Naked Festival is held on the 13th day of the New Year on the lunar calendar. In Japanese tradition, the ages of 25 and 42 are believed to harbor bad luck, and so thousands of men of those ages come from all around the Owari region wearing loincloths and white traditional Japanese footwear. These half-naked men carry colorful portable shrines mounted on long, ribbon covered poles and long stalks of freshly cut decorated bamboo in the hopes of dispelling bad luck. Then, festival takes a dramatic turn with the energy reaching new levels as the "Shin-Otoko", or "Lucky Man" makes an entrance! The men do their best to touch the Shin-Otoko as doing so is said to do away with misfortune.

EVENT OVERVIEW

  • Souvenirs
  • Restaurant
Date : Thu, Feb 22, 2024
Holding time : 12:00 pm–6:00 pm
Place : Konomiya Sando Road leading to Owari Okunitama Jinja Shrine
Location : 〒492-8137
1-1-1 Konomiya, Inazawa-shi, Aichi
Fee : Free of charge

Notes:
• Prices are subject to change. Check the official site, etc. for the most up-to-date information.
Parking : Traffic restrictions apply around the shrine three days before and after the main festival. No parking is available at the shrine, so public transportation is advised.
Restrooms : Available
Phone number : 0587-23-2121 (Owari Okunitama Jinja Shrine Office, available 8:30 am–5:00 pm)

Note: This page may not be current due to update time differences between site databases.
Should accuracy be critical, please verify this information using a direct source, whenever possible.

ACCESS

  • Access by public transport
    Access by public transport
    From Nagoya Station, take the Meitetsu Nagoya Main Line bound for Ichinomiya and get off at Konomiya Station. Upon exiting the station building by the West Exit, take the underground passage to your left in order to cross to the east side of the station. After climbing the stairs, walk 5 min. northeast to Owari Okunitama Jinja Shrine.underground passage to your left in order to cross to the east side of the station. After climbing the stairs, walk 5 min. northeastwards to Owari-Okunitama Shrine.

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