10,000 men and enthusiasm Traditional "Hadaka Festival" Okayama February 16 7:49
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A traditional "Hadaka Festival" in which Okayama men compete for a tree called "Shingi", which is said to call for good fortune, was held in Okayama City on the evening of the 15th.
The Hadaka Festival, held at Saidaiji Kannon-in Temple in Higashi-ku, Okayama City, is the 511th traditional event in which men wearing tight-fitting figures compete for a tree called `` Treasure Tree ''. .
On the evening of the 15th, about 10,000 men participated in the announcement by the organizer and gathered in the main hall of the temple with their shoulders shouting, "Washyoi, washiyoi."
In the main hall, the men were so crowded that they couldn't move for more than an hour before the "Treasure Tree" was thrown, and they were wrapped in heat.
At 10:00 pm, the lights were turned off, and two cylindrical "treasure trees" of about 20 cm in length were thrown in. A fierce battle for battle occurred, and the men swelled to take the "treasure trees" Was done.
Two groups from Okayama City both took the Takagi out of the temple and became Fukuo.
Mr. Masahiro Makino, 37, who participated with three of these brothers, said, "It was really encouraging to be with my brother. .