Due to aging: “Festival of the Naked Men” will no longer take place in Japan. At the Somin-sai festival this year, hordes of almost naked Japanese gathered for the last time to grab a hemp bag full of lucky charms.
There are not enough young people for the bizarre folk festival. Last year, the number of centenarians in Japan rose to a record level: the country had 92,139 people aged 100 or more in 2023. The number has been rising every year for 53 years now.