Aichi / Konomiya Naked Festival ( 3 )

Konomiya Naked Festival ( 国府宮はだか祭り）in Inazawa City,Aichi Pref,Japan./The Naked Festival is numbered among the three big peculiar festival in Japan. The beginning ascends to the Nara period, about 1240 years ago. This festival is known a Naked festival, but the actual name is " Naoi Shinji ( Evil expelling Shinto event )". This originates from that Owari Kokushi ( the governor of Owari domain) practiced an exorcism to pray for epidemic to escape at Owari Ohkuni Tama Jinja ( Konomiya shrine )...../Visit Date:2018.2.28.16:00pm~17:30pm./

 

 

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