Festival Matsuri Winter · Late January / Early February

Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri

Inazawa · Aichi · Chubu

Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri(国府宫裸祭)每年依农历新年后第三天举行,通常在一月下旬至二月初,地点位于爱知县稻泽市的国府宫神社。这一裸祭是日本最负盛名的裸祭之一,有据可查的历史已逾1,250年。届时,数千名男子仅着一条兜裆布,不惧严寒,在熊熊火把照耀的人潮中奋力挤进,争相触碰"神男"(shinotoko)——一位被神明选中的男子。人们相信,触碰神男便能将自身的秽气与厄运转移至他身上,由他一并带走。神男赤脚素衣,在震天的呼喊声与汹涌的人潮簇拥下,被护送入神社深处。

Type
Festival
Category
Matsuri
Season
Winter
Month
Late January / Early February
Region
Chubu
Prefecture
Aichi
City
Inazawa

Highlights

  • One of Japan's Three Great Naked Festivals (Hadaka Matsuri)
  • Over 9,000 loincloth-clad participants
  • The sacred shinotoko (god-man) purification ritual
  • Torchlit night procession through the shrine grounds
  • 1,250+ years of documented continuous tradition