Hadaka Matsuri – Okayama Naked Men Festival
PLACE
Okayama City,
Japan
DATE
20 Feb. '27
20 Feb. '27
TYPE
Shinto,
Traditional,
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Timing:
Evening
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N/A
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29 Oct. '26
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Intro
The Hadaka Matsuri – Okayama Naked Festival (Saidaiji Eyō) is the most famous and intense purification rite held annually on the third Saturday of February at Saidaiji Kannon-in Temple in Okayama. Its main attraction is the midnight scramble where up to 10,000 men, essentially naked and purified only by cold water, fight fiercely for a pair of sacred wooden sticks (shingi).
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