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Mud Paddy. Main site of the Warabi Hadaka Matsuri held every Feb. 25.
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Mimusubi Shrine, Yotsukaido, Chiba. The small shrine that conducts the festival. (皇産霊神社)
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Baby Blessings at Warabi Hadaka Matsuri in Yotsukaido, Chiba. Infants are blessed in front of the shrine.
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Men Take Strands of Straw
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A Man and a Baby at Warabi Hadaka Matsuri in Yotsukaido, Chiba.
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Babies to Mud at Warabi Hadaka Matsuri in Yotsukaido, Chiba. The men carry babies to the mud paddy and use a straw strand to paint a dot on the baby. Sometimes they use a finger to do it.
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Sacred Water (and Mud). On the the left, the water feeding the paddy is enclosed by a sacred rope. This makes the water (and mud) sacred.
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All the baby-carrying men must be careful not to slip and fall in the mud. Warabi Hadaka Matsuri in Yotsukaido, Chiba.
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Mud Spotting, Warabi Hadaka Matsuri in Yotsukaido, Chiba. The men hold babies and use mud to paint a mud spot on the baby's face. It is to wish for happiness for the baby.
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Some babies wear beautiful kimono for the occasion.
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The festival is also nicknamed "Doronko Matsuri" which means Mud Festival.
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Mud Fight
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Keep in mind that this is in the middle of winter.
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Mud Fight. After clashing and crashing to the mud, they throw mud at each other.
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They are in the mud for only a few minutes. Then they go back up to the shrine nearby and warm up near a fire. They go back and forth between the shrine and mud paddy about 4 or 5 times.
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A Touch of Mud. One custom is to receive a touch of mud on your face.
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Mud for All Ages
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Mud Brings Happiness, at Warabi Hadaka Matsuri in Yotsukaido, Chiba.
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New Status Symbol at Warabi Hadaka Matsuri in Yotsukaido, Chiba.
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Mud on Your Face: Fashionable, at Warabi Hadaka Matsuri in Yotsukaido, Chiba.
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After warming up at the fire, they run back to the mud.
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Mud Fight Round 2
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Mud Slinging
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I can't see... That's what he said: "Mienai" The kids nearby were screaming with laughter.
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Warm Up
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The End(s)
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Yotsukaido Station is on the JR Sobu Line on the way to Narita Airport. Map: http://www.kanko.chuo.chiba.jp/c_event/5705/
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The 37th Otsuka Awa Odori was held on Aug. 26, 2009 (Wed.) in the middle of the week from about 5 pm to 9 pm. They paraded on the main road in front of the south side of JR Otsuka Station on the Yamanote Line in Tokyo.
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Both sides of the road were almost totally covered with vinyl mats by people reserving a spot to watch the dance. The festival seemed to be mainly for the local folks, not for tourists from outside who could not get close to the roadside.
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So it was not a good situation for taking pictures. The dance route was short, maybe only 300 meters. They danced on only one road. That's why it was quite crowded.
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Sugamokko-ren すがもっ子連
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They are from Toshimagaoka Joshi Gakuen, a private girls' school. 豊島岡女子学園 桃李連
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Otsuka Awa Odori, Tokyo
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Also see my YouTube video here.
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Otsuka Awa Odori paper lanterns
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Seiwa-ren 盛和連
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Seiwa-ren 盛和連
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Sun Mall Otsuka Ekimae-ren. サンモール大塚駅前連
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Sun Mall Otsuka Ekimae-ren. サンモール大塚駅前連
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Sanwa-ren 三和蓮
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Otsuka Awa Odori
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Otsuka Awa Odori
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Shoko-ren 商興連
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Shoko-ren 商興連
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Otsuka Awa Odori
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Kumegawa-ren, from Higashi-Murayama (not Otsuka) 久米川連
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Kumegawa-ren, from Higashi-Murayama (not Otsuka) 久米川連
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Keyaki-ren from neighboring Itabashi Ward. 板橋区役所 けやき連
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Keyaki-ren from neighboring Itabashi Ward. 板橋区役所 けやき連
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Shinsui-ren 新粋連
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Shinsui-ren 新粋連
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Toshima Kuyakusho-ren (Ward Office) 豊島区役所連
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They work at the Toshima Ward Office (City Hall).
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Toshima Kuyakusho-ren (Ward Office) 豊島区役所連
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Toshima Kuyakusho-ren (Ward Office), Otsuka Awa Odori 豊島区役所連
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Tenkei-ren from Shinjuku. 天恵連
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Sugamo-ren すがも連
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Sugamo is a neighboring train station, also in Toshima Ward.
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Ostuka Awa Odori, Tokyo. Also see my YouTube video here.
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Otsuka Awa Odori poster for 2009. The dance is held on only one evening.
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Otsuka Ekimae station
 
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