Japan. Fertility Festival. Japan: Fertility Festival

12.04.2019

Since ancient times, in many countries of the world, there was a cult of the genitals, as symbols of fertility and offspring. Japanese Shintoism did not escape this either, and in the modern era, the theme of the phallus, unlike Europe, is devoid of any vulgarity and is perceived by the Japanese as a natural thing. There are many temples scattered throughout the country, in which male or female worship takes place. women's bodies, and not secretly, but vice versa with the organization mass festivals gathering thousands of people. One of these temples, called Kanayama, is located not so far from our station, in a place called Kawasaki Daishi. According to history, the temple was built in the Edo period, with donations from priestesses of love praying for a cure for venereal diseases. The main place in it is occupied by Kanamara or the Iron Phallus. According to legend, in the old days, a demon entered the bodies of women, who bit off the phallus of young men. The women turned to the blacksmith for help, who forged a phallus of iron, about which the demon broke his teeth and no longer bothered the inhabitants. That is why part of the temple imitates the interior of the forge, and next to the statue of the phallus there is an anvil. The holiday is held on the first Sunday of April and gathers a significant number of people, more than a third of whom are foreigners who come to see the curiosity.

2. Tents are set up on the territory of the temple, where they sell a variety of phallic products - lollipops in the form of a penis, key chains, wooden figurines.

6. Nearby, workshops are held on carving a phallus from a daikon radish for everyone.

8. Foreign girls and boys are happy to pose while licking sweet penises, some wear rubber options on their noses and heads.

14. In addition, the festival attracts representatives of sexual minorities, freaks, and just people who want to show off or pose in unusual costumes.

18. Mass temple ceremonies open with a dance of young Miko - servants of Shinto temples. They are required to be unmarried and virgins, but otherwise they do not have to serve in the temple all the time - they can be ordinary schoolgirls or students attracted to the role of Miko only during the holidays.

27. Then comes the time of taking out and dragging Mikosi - special palanquin storages for divine objects in which spirits live. Mikoshi is carried only by hand, which, depending on the mass, requires from several people to many dozens. At the same time, the carriers repeat rhythmic words and slightly shake the mikoshi. Anyone can take part in the hauling of mikoshi, even a foreigner, although the circle may narrow (by gender or age) depending on the particular divine item. At Kanayama Shrine, there are three mikoshi, each with phalluses. Here the procession leaves the temple - the priests, their assistants, the tengu demon and the miko are in front.

Of course, I know about such a holiday in Japan. And for a long time I wanted to post a selection, but it seemed to me rather one-sided, but somehow my hands did not reach the topic seriously. But thanks to Ralph, he solved this issue for me, you can say :)

Original taken from ralphmirebs in Japan: Fertility Festival

From ancient times, in many countries of the world, there was a cult of the genitals, as symbols of fertility and offspring. Japanese Shintoism did not escape this either, and in the modern era, the theme of the phallus, unlike Europe, is devoid of any vulgarity and is perceived by the Japanese as a natural thing. There are many temples scattered throughout the country, in which the worship of male or female organs takes place, and not secretly, but rather with the organization of mass festivals that gather thousands of people. One of these temples, called Kanayama, is located not so far from our station, in a place called Kawasaki Daishi. According to history, the temple was built in the Edo period, with donations from priestesses of love praying for a cure for venereal diseases. The main place in it is occupied by Kanamara or the Iron Phallus. According to legend, in the old days, a demon entered the bodies of women, who bit off the phallus of young men. The women turned to the blacksmith for help, who forged a phallus of iron, about which the demon broke his teeth and no longer bothered the inhabitants. That is why part of the temple imitates the interior of the forge, and next to the statue of the phallus there is an anvil. The holiday is held on the first Sunday of April and gathers a significant number of people, more than a third of whom are foreigners who come to see the curiosity.

Tents are set up on the territory of the temple, where they sell a variety of phallic products - penis-shaped lollipops, key chains, wooden figurines.

Nearby, workshops are held on carving a phallus from a daikon radish for everyone.

Foreign girls and boys are happy to pose while licking sweet penises, some wear rubber options on their noses and heads.

In addition, the festival attracts representatives of sexual minorities, freaks, and just people who want to show off or pose in unusual costumes.

Mass temple ceremonies open with a dance of young Miko - servants of Shinto temples. They are required to be unmarried and virgins, but otherwise they do not have to serve in the temple all the time - they can be ordinary schoolgirls or students attracted to the role of Miko only during the holidays.

Then comes the time of taking out and dragging Mikoshi - special palanquin storages for divine objects in which spirits live. Mikoshi is carried only by hand, which, depending on the mass, requires from several people to many dozens. At the same time, the carriers repeat rhythmic words and slightly shake the mikoshi. Anyone can take part in the hauling of mikoshi, even a foreigner, although the circle may narrow (by gender or age) depending on the particular divine item. At Kanayama Shrine, there are three mikoshi, each with phalluses.

Here the procession leaves the temple - the priests, their assistants, the tengu demon and the miko are in front.

They are followed by the first mikoshi - the largest in the form of a ship. It is carried by more than twenty people dressed in traditional clothing for such festivals - belted capes and white tabi socks.

The second mikoshi looks like a huge pink phallus entwined with traditional white paper strips. It is much lighter than the first, and is carried by men dressed as women, perhaps transvestites or gays.

The third mikoshi looks like a house with a phallus inside. Mikoshi is surrounded by people from all sides, so it seems that he is floating overhead, swaying slightly. Sometimes the balance shifts to the side and then the carriers are slightly blown to the side.

And this is an eared traffic controller (or traffic controller) traffic on a very official basis. What would happen if such a nyaka took to the streets of Moscow? Indeed, Japan is a very tolerant country where you can stand out from the crowd as you like, without fear of being beaten by stupid inadequacies. Russia with its homo, raso and other phobias is still so far from that... とても悲しいだ。

Tents are set up on the territory of the temple, where they sell a variety of phallic products - penis-shaped lollipops, key chains, wooden figurines.

Nearby, workshops are held on carving a phallus from a daikon radish for everyone.

Foreign girls and boys are happy to pose while licking sweet penises, some wear rubber options on their noses and heads.

In addition, the festival attracts representatives of sexual minorities, freaks, and just people who want to show off or pose in unusual costumes.

Here the procession leaves the temple - the priests, their assistants, the tengu demon and the miko are in front.

And this is an eared traffic controller (or traffic controller) on a completely official basis. What would happen if such a nyaka took to the streets of Moscow? Indeed, Japan is a very tolerant country where you can stand out from the crowd as you like, without fear of being beaten by stupid inadequacies. Russia with its homo, raso and other phobias is still so far from that... とても悲しいだ。

The procession carries the mikoshi. © ralphmirebs.livejournal.com

In many countries of the world there was a cult of the genitals as symbols of fertility and offspring. Japanese Shintoism did not escape this either. In today's Japan, unlike Europe, the theme of the phallus is devoid of any vulgarity and is perceived by the Japanese as a natural thing. There are many temples scattered throughout the country, in which the worship of male or female organs takes place, and not secretly, but rather with the organization of mass festivals that gather thousands of people. One of these temples called Kanayama is not so close to our station, in a place called Kawasaki Daishi. The temple was built in the Edo period with donations from priestesses of love praying for a cure for venereal diseases. The main place in it is occupied by Kanamara or the Iron Phallus. According to legend, in ancient times, a demon entered the bodies of women, who bit off the phallus of young men. The women turned to the blacksmith for help, who forged the phallus out of iron. The demon broke off its teeth and no longer bothered the inhabitants. That is why part of the temple is arranged in the form of a forge, and an anvil is placed next to the statue of the phallus. The holiday is held on the first Sunday of April and collects great amount people, of which more than a third are usually foreigners.

Tents are set up on the territory of the temple, where they sell a variety of phallic products - penis-shaped lollipops, key rings, wooden figurines.

Nearby, workshops are held on carving a phallus from a daikon radish for everyone.

Master class on carving a phallus from a daikon radish. © ralphmirebs.livejournal.com

Tourists happily pose while licking the sweet penis-shaped lollipops, some wearing rubber versions on their noses or on their heads.

Many representatives of sexual minorities, freaks, and just people who want to show off or pose in unusual costumes come to the festival.

Mass temple ceremonies are opened with a dance of young Miko - servants of Shinto shrines. They are required to be unmarried virgins, and they do not have to serve in the temple all the time - they can be ordinary schoolgirls or students who are hired to act as Miko only during the holidays.

Then comes the time of taking out and dragging Mikosi - special palanquin storages for divine objects in which spirits live. Mikoshi is carried only by hand, for which, depending on the weight, you need from several people to several dozen. At the same time, the porters repeat rhythmic words and slightly shake the mikoshi. Anyone can take part in the hauling of mikoshi, even a foreigner, although the circle may narrow (by gender or age) depending on the particular divine item. Kanayama Shrine has three mikoshi, each with phalluses.

Here the procession leaves the temple - the priests, their assistants, the tengu demon and the miko are in front.

The first mikoshi is the largest. It is made in the form of a ship. It is carried by more than twenty people dressed in traditional clothing for such festivals - belted capes and white tabi socks.

The second mikoshi looks like a huge pink phallus entwined with traditional white paper strips. It is much lighter than the first one, and it is carried by men dressed as women.

The third mikoshi looks like a house with a phallus inside. Mikoshi is surrounded by people from all sides, so it seems that he is floating overhead, swaying slightly. Sometimes the balance is shifted and then the porters are blown a little to the side.

Penis Festivals are held every spring in many Japanese cities. In the town of Komaki, which is located near Nagoya, every year on March 15, hundreds of people come to spring holiday Honen-sai Matsur (Honen Matsuri), which began to celebrate as early as 1500 years ago.
The festival takes place at the temple of the goddess of fertility Tamahime no mikoto and her husband, Take-ina-dane. Japanese people of all ages gather at this festival, they dress in clothes white color, and carry through the streets a giant cypress penis weighing 280 kilograms and 2.5 meters long.

Each year, craftsmen carve out a new one using ancient tools and techniques. According to legend, the new one has more life force. Street vendors offer penis-shaped food to festival participants. A similar festival takes place in the city of Nagano, at such an annual festival a huge phallus is exhibited. This real giant penis weighs over two tons and is carried through the streets by about a hundred physically strong men. The holiday is accompanied by wild fun and sake.

On the first Sunday in April, the city of Kawasaki, near Tokyo, also hosts the Penis Festival. The holiday is timed to the beginning of flowering and glorifies fertility. The festival has been held since the beginning of the 17th century, culminating in the small temple of Wakamiya Hachimangu, which was built in the Edo period. According to legend, this temple was built at the expense of Japanese prostitutes. This temple is dedicated to a phallic deity called Kanamara-sama. In it you can see two metal phalluses standing on a wooden platform - they resemble two large cannons. This is the first dildo in the history of peoples, forged by a local craftsman for the goddess, in whose vagina a demon settled, biting off the phalluses of all her lovers. The iron phallus turned out to be too tough for the demon and became an inflexible symbol of eternal love.

Women suffering from infertility come to this temple from all over Japan in the hope that the phallic deity will help them and they will be able to have children. Among the pilgrims there are many parents whose wish has already been fulfilled. The temple is especially crowded during the annual fertility festival. Children lick penis-shaped lollipops and chew bananas with a "head" made of pink chocolate. Even the toys that are sold here during the holidays are shaped like a male penis. The temple in Togata has the largest collection of erotic talismans in Japan. These are mainly images of the male member. All items were donated to the temple by grateful parents who experienced the joy of fatherhood and motherhood, which, in their opinion, was due to the beneficial influence of the holy tree growing in the temple garden.