Hadaka Matsuri: Festival of Japan’s Naked Men

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The Japanese always surprise us with his inventions and customs. Sometimes we are left speechless when they see their new technological inventions and botos curious, when we read the controversial manga and anime, and even when we see his original YouTube TV.

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Today we will talk about a strange festival called Hadaka Matsuri, or Festival of naked men, a sort of Wild On Japan!. Yes, this festival is undoubtedly the female tourist attraction in the town of Saidaiji in Japan, where thousands of men wet fun in a carnival of water wearing only underwear typical fundoshi called Japan a kind of baby diaper but extra-large size.

To join this crazy event that takes place normally in the month of January, do not necessarily have to be Japanese, to this small town tourists annually arrive from all over the world to drink plenty of sake and being part of the celebration of the cloth children. Yes, the only requirements to participate are male gender, wanting to have fun and be prepared to get wet, even when it’s cold at night and shout the famous phrase of the festival: Washoi! Washoi! Washoi!

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Japanese New Year: A Celebration of Purity

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To celebrate the new year the Japanese decide to focus on purifying their homes and neighborhoods to receive the festivities. Their celebrations begin in early December and are colorful and decorative. It is customary to paint the fronts of houses with designs of bamboo, reeds and pine to get the spirit of the coming year. Be received in each district offering free Japanese to decorate many houses and tourists as well as a souvenir to treasure as a memento of your trip.

The new year festival spans three days and is the longest of the year. Is used for meetings with close family postponed because the Japanese tradition considers to be family and to get close to the tranquility of having completed a new year with loved ones. You can enjoy tastings and delicious food in restaurants and clubs catering for all of December in addition to testing the incredible Sake, the traditional Japanese beverage from fermented rice-based. The food most recommended and chosen by the Japanese New Year is the osechi, made with seaweed and lobster. This can be proved in the restaurants of every city like Sake, which is also sold in street stalls and markets.

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