 Most viewed - Kawasaki 川崎市 |
Pumping (or humping) the...5427 views
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Riding it...4365 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.4250 viewsThe shrine had various phallus props to pose with.
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Licking it...3986 viewsLook at that tongue...
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Ooohhh, ecstasy...3954 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.3938 views
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Carving daikon. Anybody can join in and carve. 大根削り3827 viewsLater to be auctioned off.
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Now this is a work of art. Bid at least 3,000 yen please...3762 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!)...3736 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.3732 views
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Painting inside Kanayama Shrine2651 views
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Forging a steel phallus (old photo)2432 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.2421 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 Shrine2238 views
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Prayers to the Kanamara-bune mikoshi かなまら舟神輿2188 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. 2177 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?2096 views
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Elizabeth portable shrine エリザベス神輿2025 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)1888 views
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Packed path to Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine1868 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.1859 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1852 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1845 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1620 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 bloom1586 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.1564 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1539 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 prayers1512 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 us1443 views
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Kanayama Shrine altar offerings1423 viewsNotice the male and female mochi offering.
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A representative of the shrine parishioners offer prayers.1404 views
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Pubic hair not included. Perhaps that's why it doesn't look so obscene.1365 views
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Maid with paws...1354 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1343 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 cart1321 views
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Male and female made of mochi. Both were offerings at the shrine.1313 views
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The red cloth is the blood after the demon inside the vagina bit the phallus (Old photo)1204 viewsThis picture was taken in the 1980s.
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Shrine maiden1199 views
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Hula1167 views
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Inside Kanayama Shrine 金山神社1166 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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Lollipops (mass produced)1154 viewsThe wrapping is printed with a prayer for conceiving.
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Prayers for a child written on these votive tablets (ema)1146 views
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The old Kanayama Shrine1142 views
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She-male (or maybe just a drag queen, I couldn't visually or physically confirm)1138 views
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Ready for the procession1131 views
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The main Kanamara mikoshi かなまら神輿1110 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-males1091 views
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Kanayama Shrine (right next to Wakamiya Hachimangu)1047 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 Shrine1030 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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The old Kanayama Shrine1018 viewsPicture was taken in the 1980s.
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Blacksmith's tool1018 views
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Elizabeth mikoshi carried by she-males1015 views
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Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine1012 views
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Kanayama Shrine altar1008 viewsFlanked by penis statues on the left and right.
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Inside Kanayama Shrine1007 views
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Taiko drummers in front of Wakamiya Hachimangu1002 views
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Kanamara mikoshi かなまら神輿996 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...962 views
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Giving offerings inside Kanayama Shrine952 views
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Another phallus near Kanayama Shrine935 viewsIt was pretty lonely, with no one paying attention to it.
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Kanayama Shrine altar934 views
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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...907 viewsSperm!
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One of many daruma shops in the town.904 views
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Hula and cherry blossoms891 views
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Dance879 views
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Hula dancing at a phallus festival?? (Click photo to learn why.)856 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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Lollipop maker, very popular845 views
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Phallus daikon radish auction, minimum bid 200 yen844 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.840 views
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The crowd awaits the departure of the portable shrines to go on the procession around town.833 views
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The old Kanayama Shrine823 views
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Happi coat with official logo802 views
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Portable shrine procession788 views
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Inside Kanayama Shrine776 views
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People could borrow and wear kimono for free, courtesy of the shrine.767 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 mikoshi760 views
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Hula and cherry blossoms750 views
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Roof ridge emblem748 views
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The Kanamara boat mikoshi is the first to leave.747 views
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Handmade male/female lollipops for 600 yen each743 views
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Even a rock band played...742 viewsThey played '70s rock.
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Items for the auction's climax...727 views
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Hula and cherry blossoms711 views
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The Kanamara boat mikoshi is the first to leave. 神輿の巡幸710 views
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Shack for votive tablets702 views
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The Elizabeth mikoshi pumping up and down as it makes it way to town700 views
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Amulets, votive tablets, etc., for sale by the shrine.696 views
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The main Kanamara mikoshi leaves last.695 views
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Head of the portable shrine procession692 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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Look, this one even has wrinkles (probably flaccid).688 viewsYes, he actually said that.
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Tengu (nose is not shaped like a phallus)685 views
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Phallus in the Kanamara boat mikoshi658 views
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Kanayama Shrine's head priest658 views
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Back at the shrine655 views
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Kanamara mikoshi629 views
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Hula and cherry blossoms628 views
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They are shouting, "Dekkai-mara Dekkai-mara" which probably means "huge phallus."607 views
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Kanamara mikoshi598 views
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Long line at the lollipop stand...594 views
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Ceremony back at the shrine586 views
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Kanamara mikoshi salutes the Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine580 views
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Portable shrine procession553 views
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Old photo538 viewsThis picture was taken in the 1980s.
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Kanamara mikoshi536 views
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And it leaves the shrine.534 views
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Heading out to the torii gate 神輿の巡幸532 views
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Two for the price of one!!530 views
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Entering the main shopping street528 views
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Kanamara mikoshi salutes the Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine525 views
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Portable shrine procession 神輿の巡幸525 views
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Heading out of the shrine (old photo)522 viewsThis picture was taken in the 1980s.
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Elizabeth mikoshi carried by she-males515 views
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Portable shrine procession513 views
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Kanamara boat mikoshi512 views
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Kanamara mikoshi502 views
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Turning around at the end of the route.489 views
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Sugawara house from Tsuruoka city, Yamagata Prefecture. In heavy snow, the front window was used as the door.323 views
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Kawasaki Daishi Temple, Dai-hondo main worship hall 大本堂270 views
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Octagonal 5-story pagoda 八角五重塔 (中興塔)260 views
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Emukai house brought from Nanto, Toyama. In the gasshi-zukuri style with steep roof. Kawasaki Nihon Minkaen242 views
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Hydrangea242 views
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Inside Dai-hondo main hall at Kawasaki Daishi. Kobo Daishi (Kukai 774-835), the founder of the Shingon Buddhism is enshrined. The Goma kito fire prayer is held here a few times every morning and afternoon. 大本堂222 views
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Hanamatsuri, pouring sweet tea over the baby Buddha.218 views
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Thatched roof208 views
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Nihon Minkaen, Kawasaki, Kanagawa202 views
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Toilet202 views
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Lots of daruma shops200 views
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Nihon Minkaen, Kawasaki, Kanagawa196 views
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Daruma and maneki neko181 views
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Daishi Nakamise shopping arcade leads to the temple.167 views
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Daruma161 views
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Nihon Minkaen is an outdoor museum of traditional farm and merchant houses with thatched roofs. They have 25 homes from around Japan many were donated to the museum for preservation.155 views
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Entrance to octagonal 5-story pagoda (Photos not allowed inside). It's a ferro-concrete building with no windows nor observation deck or balcony.147 views
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Daruma shop145 views
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Hanamatsuri, Buddha's Birthday (April 8). This small baby Buddha statue was placed inside the main hall at Kawasaki Daishi.139 views
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Daishi Nakamise is famous for rock-candy cutting (Tontoko Ame). They use a knive to cut the long sliver of candy on a wooden cutting board to make a loud chopping noise.op, always banging the knife134 views
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Path to main worship hall 大本堂133 views
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Fudo-mon Gate and Prayer and Peace Monument 不動門 「祈りと平和」の像127 views
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Hanamatsuri at Kawasaki Daishi.124 views
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Road marker related to Kobo Daishi.122 views
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Serving sweet tea for free for all.121 views
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Ceiling119 views
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Kitamura house brought from Hadano, Kanagawa111 views
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Kitamura house111 views
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Inside water mill95 views
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Water nozzles aimed at the house. No smoking.89 views
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Yamada house88 views
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The museum park has 25 homes from around Japan many were donated to the museum for preservation. Near Mukogaoka-yuen Station on the Odakyu Line. Closed Mon. Admission 500 yen.86 views
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Inside Emukai house84 views
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Water mill81 views
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Statue of the late, great Yokozuna Kitanoumi Toshimitsu. I love sumo, but with the premature deaths of great wrestlers like Kitanoumi and Chiyonofuji in recent years, 61 viewsI've been having ambivalent feelings toward sumo because of how it seriously affects the person's health.
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Inside Kawasaki Daishi's Kyozo Sutra Repository, Buddhist painting on the ceiling.52 views
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Statue of the late, great Yokozuna Kitanoumi Toshimitsu at Kawasaki Daishi Temple. Erected on the third anniversary of his death by his family. He was only 62. Kitanoumi was one of the greatest yokozuna. 北の湖銅像51 views
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Inside Kawasaki Daishi's Kyozo Sutra Repository, Buddhist paintings on four sides on the ceiling. Tells the story of how Buddhism came to Japan from India via China and Korea.50 views
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Kanda Uno and Dewi Sukarno throwing Setsubun beans at Kawasaki Daishi on Feb. 3, 2019. Dewi was one of the wives of the first President of Indonesia, Sukarno. She's now a popular celebrity in Japan. 神田うの デヴィ夫人49 views
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Setsubun at Kawasaki Daishi Temple. They threw small plastic bags of beans, so they were easy to catch.47 views
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All hands in the air. Setsubun bean-throwing at Kawasaki Daishi Temple on Feb. 3, 2019. 川崎大師節分会 豆まき47 views
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Kanda Uno and Dewi Sukarno throwing Setsubun beans at Kawasaki Daishi on Feb. 3, 2019. 神田うの デヴィ夫人 川崎大師節分会 豆まき45 views
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Tokyu train in 1958.43 views
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Station ticket office, recreating the old Takatsu Station.43 views
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Inide bus43 views
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Train and Bus Museum floor plan.42 views
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Entrance to Train and Bus Museum.42 views
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Path to the museum.42 views
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Museum floor plan.42 views
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Entrance to museum through this turnstile.42 views
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History of Tokyu railway lines.42 views
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YS-11 prop plane cockpit.42 views
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YS-11 prop plane cockpit.42 views
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YS-11 prop plane cockpit.42 views
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Rubber stamps to stamp destinations on blank train tickets.41 views
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Operated by Tokyu, Train and Bus Museum in Kawasaki is a medium-size museum near Miyazaki-dai Station on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line connected to Shibuya. 40 views
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Path to the museum has historical photos of Tokyu trains and buses.40 views
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Semi-trailer bus from 1948.40 views
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Train tickets before vending machines.40 views
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Train tickets before vending machines.40 views
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Commemmorative tickets.40 views
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Tokyu bus40 views
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Train simulators.40 views
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Model train diorama.40 views
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Station staff articles40 views
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Museum ticket vending machine.39 views
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Ticket machine39 views
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Kamata Station model.39 views
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Event Hall, now called Hall B.39 views
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Tokyu train in 1980.38 views
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Station staff articles38 views
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Tokyu train in 1975.37 views
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Statue of Shaka Nyorai in the Kyozo.24 views
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Belonging to the Shingon Buddhist sect founded by Kobo Daishi, Kawasaki Daishi Temple is one of the Kanto Region's Big Three Shingon temples (other two being Narita-san in Chiba and Yakuoin in Mt. Takao).23 viewsOfficially named Heikenji Temple, Kawasaki Daishi worships Kobo Daishi (弘法大師), the founder of the Shingon Sect.
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Crossing Yasuragi Bridge over Tsuru-no-Ike Pond. やすらぎ橋23 views
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Power stones (chikara-ishi) 力石21 views
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Statue of the late sumo wrestler Yokozuna Kitanoumi (1953–2015) as the chairman of the Japan Sumo Association. He was a member of Kawasaki Daishi Temple.. 21 views
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Photo of Kitanoumi as yokozuna.21 views
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Yakushiden Hall 薬師殿20 views
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Inside Shotoku Taishi-do Hall dedicated to Prince Shotoku Taishi. 聖徳太子堂20 views
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Boar daruma and beckoning maneki-neko cat.20 views
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Lots of hard candy.20 views
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Kawasaki Daishi Temple, Dai-hondo main worship hall 大本堂19 views
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Ahead is the temple office and Shinto Kaikan (Followers Hall) on the right. 信徒会館19 views
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Daruma dolls.18 views
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Dai-Sanmon Main Gate rebuilt in 1977. 大山門18 views
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Giant paper lantern hangs in the Dai-Sanmon (Main Gate).18 views
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Ema tablet for the Year of the Boar in 2019.18 views
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Setsubun started with a religious ceremony inside the main temple at about 1:15 pm. The priests and bean throwers paraded into the temple.18 views
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