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Tourism is extremely important to the country, so the locals do their best to make a visit a great experience, but they may not always love it. (5 years and 589 days ago)

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In the village of Komaki, 45 minutes from the central city of Nagoya, there is a shrine devoted to the phallus. Each spring, the old and young alike come here to see an enormous wooden penis carried through the streets, to eat penis shaped sweets, and to make a penis-spirited wish to god.

The tradition is thought to have begun around 1,500 years ago. A springtime celebration, the "penis festival", or Honen-sai Matsuri, is carried out to bring fertility and a good harvest to the people.

Available in this shrine are small wooden penises for sale. You then can write down your wishes on your little cock and place it in the shrine. (5 years and 594 days ago)

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(5 years and 595 days ago)

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(5 years and 594 days ago)

2 Comments

still26 says:

The composition of this image is really nice, very artfully done. I like it a lot even tho it looks staged.

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author says:

Life imitating art.

(5 years and 594 days ago)

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