While I was in Kyoto it was Labour Day back home, so I got a day off work. There was a festival called Honen Matsuri on in Nagoya, which is about an hour away on the Shinkansen so I headed over to check it out.
Like a lot of Japanese festivals the various stalls you see at these things were in attendance.
The usual suspects were there, like a Takoyaki stand with plush octopus
Some of the others were there as well, only in penis themed format
chocolate dipped "bananas"
There were some people in costume
posing with people for photos
Some local women were chosen by lottery to participate
The festival involves a parade from one shrine to another, this is the finish line
The parade route
A flag near the front of the parade
The women who won the lottery get to carry wooden phalluses for the crowd to rub for a blessing
There were some floats being carried
and a cart carrying sake that was being handed to the crowd
I walked along beside the parade and they kept giving me Sake. I stopped at 21 cups.
There was also a large group carrying this giant wooden phallus
Arrival at the Shrine
After the parade was done the officials lined up on a scaffolding and threw mochi to the crowd
some people came prepared
I recommend catching it. Getting hit in the head with a giant mochi hurts.
I caught 6, but I gave one away.
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