Japan allows women to participate in ‘naked man’ festival for first time in its 1,250-year history
by Maroosha Muzaffar
Jan 24, 2024
2 minutes
A shrine in Japan that organises the famous Naked Man festival will allow women to participate for the first time in its 1,250-year history.
A group of local women in Inazawa, in Japan’s Aichi prefecture, are all set to join the annual Hadaka Matsuri, held in February at the Konomiya shrine.
While the women will remain fully clothed ritual, which will require them to carry bamboo grass wrapped in cloth into the shrine grounds.
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