일본 오카야마 나체 축제 : Okayama's Naked Festival

ALAN TAYLOR

Every year in Okayama, Japan, nearly 10,000 men take part in the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival at Saidaiji Temple. The men, dressed in Japanese loincloths, battle to grab a pair of lucky talismans thrown into the crowd by priests. Participants in the boisterous event are asked to prepare papers with their name, blood type and emergency contact number, and tuck them into their loincloths beforehand.

• Men cram into the temple waiting for priests to drop the sacred talisman at the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival at Saidaiji Temple on February 21, 2015 in Okayama, Japan. Nearly 10,000 men battle to grab a pair of lucky sticks thrown by priests in this one of the most vibrant festivals in Japan. 

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• Men pack into the temple hoping for a chance to grab the talisman at the Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival at Saidaiji Temple on February 21, 2015 in Okayama, Japan. 

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• A participant inserts a paper with his name, blood type and emergency contact number into his loincloth at the Hadaka Matsuri in Okayama on February 21, 2015. 

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• Men cram into the temple waiting for priests to drop the sacred talisman at the Hadaka Matsuri in Okayama on February 21, 2015. 

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• Men cram into the temple waiting for priests to drop the sacred talisman in Okayama on February 21, 2015. The different colored bands on their wrists indicate which teams they are in. 

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• The lucky talisman is placed in a box of rice by the men who successfully brought it through the temple gate at the Hadaka Matsuri in Okayama on February 21, 2015. 

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