 Most viewed - Kanamara Matsuri かなまら祭 |
Pumping (or humping) the...5433 views
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Riding it...4374 viewsObviously I have better shots of her with her cute face showing and both arms in the air, but I'm not one to embarass people...
It has been scientifically proven that sex is good for your health and beauty.
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The festival is wildly popular with people from overseas.4258 viewsThe shrine had various phallus props to pose with.
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Licking it...3994 viewsLook at that tongue...
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Ooohhh, ecstasy...3961 viewsNah, just joking. She was actually just embarassed and spontaneously covered her face with a giggle. Obviously I have better shots of her with her cute face showing, but I'm not one to embarass people... Boy, I wish I took a video clip of this scene.
Actually, what happened is that a guy sat on this black penis before she did, and she saw that. So she imitated and sat on it too. Her female friend was taking her picture. Later they switched places and her friend, who was wearing a skirt and red net stockings, sat on it and posed for pictures.
Notice the zigzag white paper streamers. They indicate something which is sacred. So this penis is sacred, possessing a divine spirit. I can believe this because it draws so many people to it. It definitely has divine power. I mean it made this girl sit on it right?
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Dickhead hat. Actually, I don't know what they call it, but that's what I call it.3945 views
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Carving daikon. Anybody can join in and carve. 大根削り3832 viewsLater to be auctioned off.
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Now this is a work of art. Bid at least 3,000 yen please...3772 viewsA Japanese woman bought this, but no takers for the mochi phallus (also 3,000 yen minimum).
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Lollipop, lollipop, oh lolly-lollipop (pop!)...3748 viewsFrom an old song. These lollipops were selling like hotcakes.
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Carving daikon (old photo). These men were really good at carving the daikon.3741 views
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Painting inside Kanayama Shrine2662 views
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Forging a steel phallus (old photo)2436 viewsThe demon living in the vagina of the women bit the man's phallus each time. So one guy made a steel phallus and the demom broke his teeth.
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Carving daikon. Since some activities are conducted on the ground, the festival is also called Jibeta (Ground) Matsuri.2428 viewsOnce upon a time, the festival was still mostly a local event with much fewer people.
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Standing room only at Wakamiya Shrine2245 views
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Prayers to the Kanamara-bune mikoshi かなまら舟神輿2199 viewsBefore the portable shrine is taken out to be paraded around town, the god of the shrine must be transferred to it. This is what the head priest is doing.
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Kanayama Jinja Shrine is a small shrine within the grounds of the Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine near Kawasaki Daishi Station. On the first Sun. of April, it holds this now-famous Kanamara Festival nicknamed the Phallus or Fertility Festival. 2186 viewsFestival starts at 11 am. But a large crowd was already there well before that time. Entrance to shrine on the day of the Kanamara Festival. (If you're below age 18, please leave now.)
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Male and female lollipops (mass produced). Cute, but we all prefer the real thing, right?2100 views
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Elizabeth portable shrine エリザベス神輿2032 viewsBefore the portable shrine is taken out to be paraded around town, the god of the shrine must be transferred to it. This is what the head priest is doing.
There are three portable shrines (called mikoshi). The Kanamara mikoshi (the original portable shrine), Kanamara-bune mikoshi (shaped like a boat), and Elizabeth mikoshi (pink giant). All three are carried during a procession around town. The Elizabeth mikoshi is carried by she-males. ("New half" in Japanese. Go ahead and laugh if you want.)
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Male and female made of mochi (1000 yen)1894 views
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Packed path to Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine1875 views
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Two of the portable shrines ready to go. In Japanese, the festival is nicknamed "Chinko Matsuri" (Phallus Festival) ちんこ祭り.1867 viewsThere are three portable shrines (called mikoshi). The Kanamara mikoshi (the original portable shrine), Kanamara-bune mikoshi (shaped like a boat), and Elizabeth mikoshi (pink giant). All three are carried during a procession around town. The Elizabeth mikoshi is carried by she-males. ("New half" in Japanese. Go ahead and laugh if you want.)
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Prayers to the Kanamara Boat portable shrine かなまら舟神輿 神輿御霊入れ式1863 viewsBefore the portable shrine is taken out to be paraded around town, the god of the shrine must be transferred to it. This is what the head priest is doing.
There are three portable shrines (called mikoshi). The Kanamara mikoshi (the original portable shrine), Kanamara-bune mikoshi (shaped like a boat), and Elizabeth mikoshi (pink giant). All three are carried during a procession around town. The Elizabeth mikoshi is carried by she-males. ("New half" in Japanese. Go ahead and laugh if you want.)
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Prayers to the Elizabeth portable shrine エリザベス神輿1856 viewsBefore the portable shrine is taken out to be paraded around town, the god of the shrine must be transferred to it. This is what the head priest is doing.
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Prayers to the Elizabeth portable shrine エリザベス神輿1630 viewsBefore the portable shrine is taken out to be paraded around town, the god of the shrine must be transferred to it. This is what the head priest is doing.
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Shrine banners and cherries in full bloom1592 viewsThe red banner says "Kanayama Jinja" with an phallus (erect) logo on the top.
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Elizabeth portable shrine was donated by a drag queen club called Elizabeth Kaikan in Kameido, Tokyo.1577 viewsThere are three portable shrines (called mikoshi). The Kanamara mikoshi (the original portable shrine), Kanamara-bune mikoshi (shaped like a boat), and Elizabeth mikoshi (pink giant). All three are carried during a procession around town. The Elizabeth mikoshi is carried by she-males. ("New half" in Japanese. Go ahead and laugh if you want.)
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The shrine's head priest transfers the deity to the Kanamara Boat portable shrine (boat-shaped loaded with a phallus) かなまら舟神輿1549 viewsBefore the portable shrine is taken out to be paraded around town, the god of the shrine must be transferred to it. This is what the head priest is doing.
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Penis prayers1522 viewsThis penis monument (built in 1995 by a steel company) is next to Kanayama Shrine. This person praying is a Caucasian man, not a woman. I was aghast when he stood up and showed his manly face. His long blond hair made me think he was a woman...
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Waving the sacred sakaki branch to bless all of us1453 views
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Kanayama Shrine altar offerings1429 viewsNotice the male and female mochi offering.
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A representative of the shrine parishioners offer prayers.1415 views
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Pubic hair not included. Perhaps that's why it doesn't look so obscene.1371 views
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Maid with paws...1362 views
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Kanamara Boat portable shrine (boat-shaped loaded with a phallus) was donated by a steel company. かなまら舟神1351 viewsThere are three portable shrines (called mikoshi). The Kanamara mikoshi (the original portable shrine), Kanamara-bune mikoshi (shaped like a boat), and Elizabeth mikoshi (pink giant). All three are carried during a procession around town. The Elizabeth mikoshi is carried by she-males. ("New half" in Japanese. Go ahead and laugh if you want.)
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Art work on the cart1327 views
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Male and female made of mochi. Both were offerings at the shrine.1320 views
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The red cloth is the blood after the demon inside the vagina bit the phallus (Old photo)1213 viewsThis picture was taken in the 1980s.
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Shrine maiden1208 views
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Hula1175 views
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Inside Kanayama Shrine 金山神社1172 viewsKanayama Shrine is dedicated to a pair of gods named Kanayama Hikonokami and Kanayama Himenokami 金山比古神（かなやまひこのかみ） 金山比売神（かなやまひめのかみ. According to legend, when the main Shinto god named Izanami gave birth to the God of Fire, her lower abdomen got burned. These two Kanayama gods helped to heal her birth wound. Thus, these two gods came to be known as the gods of childbirth and healing of the lower abdomen. They later came to be worshipped as fertility gods, protector of sexually-transmitted diseases (AIDS, etc.), and successful marriage. They are also the gods of bellows (you can see it on the left of the fireplace above), so blacksmiths (who use bellows to fan the fire) also worship this shrine.
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Prayers for a child written on these votive tablets (ema)1162 views
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Lollipops (mass produced)1161 viewsThe wrapping is printed with a prayer for conceiving.
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The old Kanayama Shrine1148 views
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She-male (or maybe just a drag queen, I couldn't visually or physically confirm)1144 views
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Ready for the procession1142 views
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The main Kanamara mikoshi かなまら神輿1117 viewsThere are three portable shrines (called mikoshi). The Kanamara mikoshi (the original portable shrine), Kanamara-bune mikoshi (shaped like a boat), and Elizabeth mikoshi (pink giant). All three are carried during a procession around town. The Elizabeth mikoshi is carried by she-males. ("New half" in Japanese. Go ahead and laugh if you want.)
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Elizabeth mikoshi carried by she-males1103 views
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Kanayama Shrine (right next to Wakamiya Hachimangu)1053 viewsKanayama Shrine is dedicated to a pair of gods named Kanayama Hikonokami and Kanayama Himenokami 金山比古神（かなやまひこのかみ） 金山比売神（かなやまひめのかみ. According to legend, when the main Shinto god named Izanami gave birth to the God of Fire, her lower abdomen got burned. These two Kanayama gods helped to heal her birth wound. Thus, these two gods came to be known as the gods of childbirth and healing of the lower abdomen. They later came to be worshipped as fertility gods, protector of sexually-transmitted diseases (AIDS, etc.), and successful marriage. They are also the gods of the bellows, so blacksmiths (who use bellows to fan the fire) also worship this shrine.
Kanayama Shrine is a small shrine within the grounds of the larger Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine. The Kanayama Shrine was completely rebuilt and reborn in 1999 into a completely unorthodox building which you see here. Modeled after a blacksmith's workshop, it is now a black, eight-sided building with steel paneling. Notice the penis monument on the lower right.
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Inside Kanayama Shrine1038 viewsKanayama Shrine is dedicated to a pair of gods named Kanayama Hikonokami and Kanayama Himenokami 金山比古神（かなやまひこのかみ） 金山比売神（かなやまひめのかみ. According to legend, when the main Shinto god named Izanami gave birth to the God of Fire, her lower abdomen got burned. These two Kanayama gods helped to heal her birth wound. Thus, these two gods came to be known as the gods of childbirth and healing of the lower abdomen. They later came to be worshipped as fertility gods, protector of sexually-transmitted diseases (AIDS, etc.), and successful marriage. They are also the gods of bellows, so blacksmiths (who use bellows to fan the fire) also worship this shrine.
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Blacksmith's tool1029 views
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The old Kanayama Shrine1026 viewsPicture was taken in the 1980s.
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Elizabeth mikoshi carried by she-males1023 views
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Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine1020 views
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Kanayama Shrine altar1015 viewsFlanked by penis statues on the left and right.
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Inside Kanayama Shrine1013 views
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Taiko drummers in front of Wakamiya Hachimangu1012 views
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Kanamara mikoshi かなまら神輿1004 viewsThere are three portable shrines (called mikoshi). The Kanamara mikoshi (the original portable shrine), Kanamara-bune mikoshi (shaped like a boat), and Elizabeth mikoshi (pink giant). All three are carried during a procession around town. The Elizabeth mikoshi is carried by she-males. ("New half" in Japanese. Go ahead and laugh if you want.)
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Not exactly a work of art, but...969 views
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Giving offerings inside Kanayama Shrine962 views
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Kanayama Shrine altar940 views
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Another phallus near Kanayama Shrine940 viewsIt was pretty lonely, with no one paying attention to it.
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Free amazake (sweet sake). It's a white, creamy liquid served with small dried fish with wiggly tails. Sort of reminds you of something...916 viewsSperm!
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One of many daruma shops in the town.912 views
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Hula and cherry blossoms897 views
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Dance887 views
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Hula dancing at a phallus festival?? (Click photo to learn why.)862 viewsBecause hula can also be considered as a sexually-suggestive dance. The way they sway the hips, etc., can be sexy enough to stir up your loins...
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Phallus daikon radish auction, minimum bid 200 yen854 viewsAll the daikon they were carving earlier in the day were sold at an auction. Most were sold for a few hundred yen. They even had an English interpreter (woman on left) so foreigners could bid too.
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The outlandish Elizabeth mikoshi carried by she-males.851 views
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Lollipop maker, very popular850 views
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The crowd awaits the departure of the portable shrines to go on the procession around town.839 views
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The old Kanayama Shrine832 views
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Happi coat with official logo811 views
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Portable shrine procession797 views
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Inside Kanayama Shrine782 views
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People could borrow and wear kimono for free, courtesy of the shrine.774 viewsThe portable shrine procession is actually called a "costume parade." You can wear a mask or whatever and also wear a kimono (considered to be a costume) and join in the parade.
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Kanamara boat mikoshi767 views
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Hula and cherry blossoms758 views
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Roof ridge emblem756 views
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The Kanamara boat mikoshi is the first to leave.752 views
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Handmade male/female lollipops for 600 yen each750 views
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Even a rock band played...749 viewsThey played '70s rock.
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Items for the auction's climax...733 views
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Hula and cherry blossoms717 views
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The Kanamara boat mikoshi is the first to leave. 神輿の巡幸716 views
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Shack for votive tablets711 views
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The Elizabeth mikoshi pumping up and down as it makes it way to town709 views
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Amulets, votive tablets, etc., for sale by the shrine.704 views
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The main Kanamara mikoshi leaves last.702 views
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Head of the portable shrine procession700 viewsTengu, shrine priest, and a little girl with an offertory tray. I put in 10 yen, and a shrine maiden came up to me and waved the sacred branch over my head as a blessing. She also gave me an amulet made of paper. I guess I'm fertile now...
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Tengu (nose is not shaped like a phallus)694 views
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Look, this one even has wrinkles (probably flaccid).693 viewsYes, he actually said that.
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Kanayama Shrine's head priest668 views
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Phallus in the Kanamara boat mikoshi665 views
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Back at the shrine662 views
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Kanamara mikoshi636 views
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Hula and cherry blossoms636 views
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They are shouting, "Dekkai-mara Dekkai-mara" which probably means "huge phallus."616 views
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Kanamara mikoshi610 views
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Long line at the lollipop stand...604 views
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Ceremony back at the shrine595 views
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Kanamara mikoshi salutes the Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine593 views
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Portable shrine procession563 views
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Old photo547 viewsThis picture was taken in the 1980s.
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And it leaves the shrine.544 views
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Kanamara mikoshi543 views
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Heading out to the torii gate 神輿の巡幸537 views
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Two for the price of one!!537 views
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Kanamara mikoshi salutes the Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine536 views
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Portable shrine procession 神輿の巡幸536 views
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Entering the main shopping street536 views
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Heading out of the shrine (old photo)530 viewsThis picture was taken in the 1980s.
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Elizabeth mikoshi carried by she-males524 views
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Portable shrine procession523 views
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Kanamara boat mikoshi518 views
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Kanamara mikoshi511 views
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Turning around at the end of the route.500 views
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