Hadaka Matsuri – Okayama Naked Men Festival

PLACE
Okayama City,
Japan
DATE
20 Feb, '27
20 Feb, '27
TYPE
Shinto,
Traditional,
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Evening
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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).

Google Maps location of the main event activities can be found here.