The Naked Festival of Nanokado

(七日堂裸詣)

Date

2020.01.7

Description

At the sound of the main bell, men in a single loinclothe scramble up stone steps, grab on to a giant rope inside of the shrine hall and climb up to the top known as "Owaniguchi", or "big alligator mouth". Good fortune is obtained by the first one to make it all the way.

Location

Yanaizu Town
Fukushima

Access Map (アクセスと地図)