Kanamara (Iron Dick) Festival, Kawasaki April 3rd 2005

[deadhippo]

the title is an eye catcher
im sure youve heard of this festival
well i took some photos there last sunday
if youre intersted take a look
this site will hopfully develop into something else but for now its my personal site

http://www.deadhippo.com/photo_albums.html

[Dutch Baka]

http://www.deadhippo.com/kanamara_festival/rsz/i8.jpg

Interesting pictures you have on it hehe

other pictures i like a lott nice taken!!

[TheKansaiKid]

great series of photos. almost felt like I was there

[Martialartsnovice]

so, the Iron Dick festival isnt a hoax, I heard about it from a friend. But I thought it was a joke. I saw a tv show, on Japan, and they made mentioned of a terracotta dick that people try to jump over. but I thought I misunderstood it.

[deadhippo]

great series of photos. almost felt like I was there
glad you enjoyed it


apparently this kind of festival is not all that uncommon around japan
but most of the japanese people i know had never heard of this particular one

[BrennaCeDria]

A friend in Chiba (actually, she's moving to Tokyo this week, but still) told me about either that or a similar festival, and that it's celebrating male fertility. Things like that couldn't be gotten away with here--America in general or Georgia in particular. We're too far down into the bible belt.

[Nothingness]

Ummmmmm... ok...

[Jent]

:D Isn't this festival a celebration of fertility or something? I watched some TV show and they went to Japan during this festival. I just think it's so hilarious. When is it held?

[deadhippo]

:D Isn't this festival a celebration of fertility or something? I watched some TV show and they went to Japan during this festival. I just think it's so hilarious. When is it held?

its held on the first sunday of april
so youll have to wait awhile

details (http://www.deadhippo.com/kanamara_festival.htm)

[Jent]

That's cool, thanks. I'll have to remember to go to it when I go to Japan!