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Pumping (or humping) the...5753 views
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Riding it...4703 viewsObviously I have better shots of her with her cute face showing and both arms in the air, but I'm not one to embarass people...

It has been scientifically proven that sex is good for your health and beauty.
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The festival is wildly popular with people from overseas.4480 viewsThe shrine had various phallus props to pose with.
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Licking it...4236 viewsLook at that tongue...
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Dickhead hat. Actually, I don't know what they call it, but that's what I call it.4161 views
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Ooohhh, ecstasy...4154 viewsNah, just joking. She was actually just embarassed and spontaneously covered her face with a giggle. Obviously I have better shots of her with her cute face showing, but I'm not one to embarass people... Boy, I wish I took a video clip of this scene.

Actually, what happened is that a guy sat on this black penis before she did, and she saw that. So she imitated and sat on it too. Her female friend was taking her picture. Later they switched places and her friend, who was wearing a skirt and red net stockings, sat on it and posed for pictures.

Notice the zigzag white paper streamers. They indicate something which is sacred. So this penis is sacred, possessing a divine spirit. I can believe this because it draws so many people to it. It definitely has divine power. I mean it made this girl sit on it right?
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Carving daikon (old photo). These men were really good at carving the daikon.4068 views
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Carving daikon. Anybody can join in and carve. 大根削り4032 viewsLater to be auctioned off.
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Lollipop, lollipop, oh lolly-lollipop (pop!)...4005 viewsFrom an old song. These lollipops were selling like hotcakes.
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Now this is a work of art. Bid at least 3,000 yen please...3986 viewsA Japanese woman bought this, but no takers for the mochi phallus (also 3,000 yen minimum).
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Painting inside Kanayama Shrine2888 views
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Forging a steel phallus (old photo)2656 viewsThe demon living in the vagina of the women bit the man's phallus each time. So one guy made a steel phallus and the demom broke his teeth.
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Carving daikon. Since some activities are conducted on the ground, the festival is also called Jibeta (Ground) Matsuri.2627 viewsOnce upon a time, the festival was still mostly a local event with much fewer people.
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Prayers to the Kanamara-bune mikoshi かなまら舟神輿2532 viewsBefore the portable shrine is taken out to be paraded around town, the god of the shrine must be transferred to it. This is what the head priest is doing.
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Kanayama Jinja Shrine is a small shrine within the grounds of the Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine near Kawasaki Daishi Station. On the first Sun. of April, it holds this now-famous Kanamara Festival nicknamed the Phallus or Fertility Festival. 2498 viewsFestival starts at 11 am. But a large crowd was already there well before that time. Entrance to shrine on the day of the Kanamara Festival. (If you're below age 18, please leave now.)
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Standing room only at Wakamiya Shrine2495 views
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Male and female lollipops (mass produced). Cute, but we all prefer the real thing, right?2340 views
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Elizabeth portable shrine エリザベス神輿2242 viewsBefore the portable shrine is taken out to be paraded around town, the god of the shrine must be transferred to it. This is what the head priest is doing.

There are three portable shrines (called mikoshi). The Kanamara mikoshi (the original portable shrine), Kanamara-bune mikoshi (shaped like a boat), and Elizabeth mikoshi (pink giant). All three are carried during a procession around town. The Elizabeth mikoshi is carried by she-males. ("New half" in Japanese. Go ahead and laugh if you want.)
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Two of the portable shrines ready to go. In Japanese, the festival is nicknamed "Chinko Matsuri" (Phallus Festival) ちんこ祭り.2148 viewsThere are three portable shrines (called mikoshi). The Kanamara mikoshi (the original portable shrine), Kanamara-bune mikoshi (shaped like a boat), and Elizabeth mikoshi (pink giant). All three are carried during a procession around town. The Elizabeth mikoshi is carried by she-males. ("New half" in Japanese. Go ahead and laugh if you want.)
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Prayers to the Elizabeth portable shrine エリザベス神輿2138 viewsBefore the portable shrine is taken out to be paraded around town, the god of the shrine must be transferred to it. This is what the head priest is doing.
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Male and female made of mochi (1000 yen)2104 views
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Packed path to Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine2094 views
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Prayers to the Kanamara Boat portable shrine かなまら舟神輿 神輿御霊入れ式2079 viewsBefore the portable shrine is taken out to be paraded around town, the god of the shrine must be transferred to it. This is what the head priest is doing.

There are three portable shrines (called mikoshi). The Kanamara mikoshi (the original portable shrine), Kanamara-bune mikoshi (shaped like a boat), and Elizabeth mikoshi (pink giant). All three are carried during a procession around town. The Elizabeth mikoshi is carried by she-males. ("New half" in Japanese. Go ahead and laugh if you want.)
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Prayers to the Elizabeth portable shrine エリザベス神輿1878 viewsBefore the portable shrine is taken out to be paraded around town, the god of the shrine must be transferred to it. This is what the head priest is doing.
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Elizabeth portable shrine was donated by a drag queen club called Elizabeth Kaikan in Kameido, Tokyo.1802 viewsThere are three portable shrines (called mikoshi). The Kanamara mikoshi (the original portable shrine), Kanamara-bune mikoshi (shaped like a boat), and Elizabeth mikoshi (pink giant). All three are carried during a procession around town. The Elizabeth mikoshi is carried by she-males. ("New half" in Japanese. Go ahead and laugh if you want.)
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The shrine's head priest transfers the deity to the Kanamara Boat portable shrine (boat-shaped loaded with a phallus) かなまら舟神輿1781 viewsBefore the portable shrine is taken out to be paraded around town, the god of the shrine must be transferred to it. This is what the head priest is doing.
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Shrine banners and cherries in full bloom1776 viewsThe red banner says "Kanayama Jinja" with an phallus (erect) logo on the top.
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Penis prayers1728 viewsThis penis monument (built in 1995 by a steel company) is next to Kanayama Shrine. This person praying is a Caucasian man, not a woman. I was aghast when he stood up and showed his manly face. His long blond hair made me think he was a woman...
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Waving the sacred sakaki branch to bless all of us1664 views
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Maid with paws...1635 views
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Kanayama Shrine altar offerings1631 viewsNotice the male and female mochi offering.
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A representative of the shrine parishioners offer prayers.1609 views
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Pubic hair not included. Perhaps that's why it doesn't look so obscene.1573 views
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Kanamara Boat portable shrine (boat-shaped loaded with a phallus) was donated by a steel company. かなまら舟神1548 viewsThere are three portable shrines (called mikoshi). The Kanamara mikoshi (the original portable shrine), Kanamara-bune mikoshi (shaped like a boat), and Elizabeth mikoshi (pink giant). All three are carried during a procession around town. The Elizabeth mikoshi is carried by she-males. ("New half" in Japanese. Go ahead and laugh if you want.)
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Male and female made of mochi. Both were offerings at the shrine.1536 views
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Art work on the cart1531 views
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Free amazake (sweet sake). It's a white, creamy liquid served with small dried fish with wiggly tails. Sort of reminds you of something...1439 viewsSperm!
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Prayers for a child written on these votive tablets (ema)1428 views
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The old Kanayama Shrine1417 views
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Hula1414 views
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The red cloth is the blood after the demon inside the vagina bit the phallus (Old photo)1396 viewsThis picture was taken in the 1980s.
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Ready for the procession1385 views
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Shrine maiden1385 views
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Inside Kanayama Shrine 金山神社1373 viewsKanayama Shrine is dedicated to a pair of gods named Kanayama Hikonokami and Kanayama Himenokami 金山比古神(かなやまひこのかみ)   金山比売神(かなやまひめのかみ. According to legend, when the main Shinto god named Izanami gave birth to the God of Fire, her lower abdomen got burned. These two Kanayama gods helped to heal her birth wound. Thus, these two gods came to be known as the gods of childbirth and healing of the lower abdomen. They later came to be worshipped as fertility gods, protector of sexually-transmitted diseases (AIDS, etc.), and successful marriage. They are also the gods of bellows (you can see it on the left of the fireplace above), so blacksmiths (who use bellows to fan the fire) also worship this shrine.
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Lollipops (mass produced)1358 viewsThe wrapping is printed with a prayer for conceiving.
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She-male (or maybe just a drag queen, I couldn't visually or physically confirm)1346 views
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The main Kanamara mikoshi かなまら神輿1332 viewsThere are three portable shrines (called mikoshi). The Kanamara mikoshi (the original portable shrine), Kanamara-bune mikoshi (shaped like a boat), and Elizabeth mikoshi (pink giant). All three are carried during a procession around town. The Elizabeth mikoshi is carried by she-males. ("New half" in Japanese. Go ahead and laugh if you want.)
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The old Kanayama Shrine1311 viewsPicture was taken in the 1980s.
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Kanayama Shrine (right next to Wakamiya Hachimangu)1310 viewsKanayama Shrine is dedicated to a pair of gods named Kanayama Hikonokami and Kanayama Himenokami 金山比古神(かなやまひこのかみ)   金山比売神(かなやまひめのかみ. According to legend, when the main Shinto god named Izanami gave birth to the God of Fire, her lower abdomen got burned. These two Kanayama gods helped to heal her birth wound. Thus, these two gods came to be known as the gods of childbirth and healing of the lower abdomen. They later came to be worshipped as fertility gods, protector of sexually-transmitted diseases (AIDS, etc.), and successful marriage. They are also the gods of the bellows, so blacksmiths (who use bellows to fan the fire) also worship this shrine.

Kanayama Shrine is a small shrine within the grounds of the larger Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine. The Kanayama Shrine was completely rebuilt and reborn in 1999 into a completely unorthodox building which you see here. Modeled after a blacksmith's workshop, it is now a black, eight-sided building with steel paneling. Notice the penis monument on the lower right.
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Elizabeth mikoshi carried by she-males1293 views
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Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine1282 views
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Taiko drummers in front of Wakamiya Hachimangu1267 views
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Inside Kanayama Shrine1245 viewsKanayama Shrine is dedicated to a pair of gods named Kanayama Hikonokami and Kanayama Himenokami 金山比古神(かなやまひこのかみ)   金山比売神(かなやまひめのかみ. According to legend, when the main Shinto god named Izanami gave birth to the God of Fire, her lower abdomen got burned. These two Kanayama gods helped to heal her birth wound. Thus, these two gods came to be known as the gods of childbirth and healing of the lower abdomen. They later came to be worshipped as fertility gods, protector of sexually-transmitted diseases (AIDS, etc.), and successful marriage. They are also the gods of bellows, so blacksmiths (who use bellows to fan the fire) also worship this shrine.
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Inside Kanayama Shrine1223 views
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Also see the video at YouTube.1221 views
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Elizabeth mikoshi carried by she-males1210 views
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Blacksmith's tool1207 views
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Kanamara mikoshi かなまら神輿1200 viewsThere are three portable shrines (called mikoshi). The Kanamara mikoshi (the original portable shrine), Kanamara-bune mikoshi (shaped like a boat), and Elizabeth mikoshi (pink giant). All three are carried during a procession around town. The Elizabeth mikoshi is carried by she-males. ("New half" in Japanese. Go ahead and laugh if you want.)
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Kanayama Shrine altar1184 viewsFlanked by penis statues on the left and right.
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Not exactly a work of art, but...1169 views
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Giving offerings inside Kanayama Shrine1167 views
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Hula and cherry blossoms1157 views
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One of many daruma shops in the town.1154 views
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Portable shrine procession. Also see the video at YouTube.1151 views
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Kanayama Shrine altar1134 views
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Another phallus near Kanayama Shrine1115 viewsIt was pretty lonely, with no one paying attention to it.
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Lollipop maker, very popular1105 views
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Dance1080 views
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The outlandish Elizabeth mikoshi carried by she-males.1070 views
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Hula dancing at a phallus festival?? (Click photo to learn why.)1060 viewsBecause hula can also be considered as a sexually-suggestive dance. The way they sway the hips, etc., can be sexy enough to stir up your loins...
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The old Kanayama Shrine1052 views
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Phallus daikon radish auction, minimum bid 200 yen1040 viewsAll the daikon they were carving earlier in the day were sold at an auction. Most were sold for a few hundred yen. They even had an English interpreter (woman on left) so foreigners could bid too.
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The crowd awaits the departure of the portable shrines to go on the procession around town.1027 views
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Happi coat with official logo1006 views
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Portable shrine procession998 views
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Inside Kanayama Shrine988 views
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Hula and cherry blossoms986 views
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People could borrow and wear kimono for free, courtesy of the shrine.958 viewsThe portable shrine procession is actually called a "costume parade." You can wear a mask or whatever and also wear a kimono (considered to be a costume) and join in the parade.
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Kanamara boat mikoshi958 views
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Roof ridge emblem954 views
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The Kanamara boat mikoshi is the first to leave.950 views
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Back at the shrine940 views
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Even a rock band played...929 viewsThey played '70s rock.
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Tengu (nose is not shaped like a phallus)927 views
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Handmade male/female lollipops for 600 yen each926 views
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Shack for votive tablets924 views
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The main Kanamara mikoshi leaves last.924 views
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The Elizabeth mikoshi pumping up and down as it makes it way to town923 views
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Head of the portable shrine procession922 viewsTengu, shrine priest, and a little girl with an offertory tray. I put in 10 yen, and a shrine maiden came up to me and waved the sacred branch over my head as a blessing. She also gave me an amulet made of paper. I guess I'm fertile now...
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Items for the auction's climax...914 views
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Kanayama Shrine's head priest911 views
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Hula and cherry blossoms909 views
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Look, this one even has wrinkles (probably flaccid).908 viewsYes, he actually said that.
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The Kanamara boat mikoshi is the first to leave. 神輿の巡幸893 views
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Amulets, votive tablets, etc., for sale by the shrine.873 views
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Phallus in the Kanamara boat mikoshi869 views
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They are shouting, "Dekkai-mara Dekkai-mara" which probably means "huge phallus."844 views
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Kanamara mikoshi841 views
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Hula and cherry blossoms834 views
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Ceremony back at the shrine796 views
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Kanamara mikoshi788 views
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Kanamara mikoshi783 views
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Portable shrine procession 神輿の巡幸780 views
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Long line at the lollipop stand...780 views
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Kanamara mikoshi salutes the Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine752 views
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Two for the price of one!!747 views
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Portable shrine procession745 views
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Entering the main shopping street738 views
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Old photo736 viewsThis picture was taken in the 1980s.
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And it leaves the shrine.733 views
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Also see the video at YouTube.731 views
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Kanamara mikoshi727 views
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Heading out of the shrine (old photo)714 viewsThis picture was taken in the 1980s.
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Elizabeth mikoshi carried by she-males712 views
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Portable shrine procession711 views
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Kanamara boat mikoshi702 views
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Kanamara mikoshi salutes the Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine701 views
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Turning around at the end of the route.700 views
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Heading out to the torii gate 神輿の巡幸694 views
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Sugawara house from Tsuruoka city, Yamagata Prefecture. In heavy snow, the front window was used as the door.589 views
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Hydrangea566 views
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Emukai house brought from Nanto, Toyama. In the gasshi-zukuri style with steep roof. Kawasaki Nihon Minkaen539 views
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Toilet511 views
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Octagonal 5-story pagoda 八角五重塔 (中興塔)509 views
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Kawasaki Daishi Temple, Dai-hondo main worship hall 大本堂503 views
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Inside Dai-hondo main hall at Kawasaki Daishi. Kobo Daishi (Kukai 774-835), the founder of the Shingon Buddhism is enshrined. The Goma kito fire prayer is held here a few times every morning and afternoon. 大本堂455 views
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Nihon Minkaen, Kawasaki, Kanagawa438 views
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Nihon Minkaen, Kawasaki, Kanagawa435 views
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Thatched roof434 views
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Hanamatsuri, pouring sweet tea over the baby Buddha.431 views
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Statue of the late, great Yokozuna Kitanoumi Toshimitsu. I love sumo, but with the premature deaths of great wrestlers like Kitanoumi and Chiyonofuji in recent years, 390 viewsI've been having ambivalent feelings toward sumo because of how it seriously affects the person's health.
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Lots of daruma shops376 views
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Setsubun at Kawasaki Daishi Temple. They threw small plastic bags of beans, so they were easy to catch.374 views
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All hands in the air. Setsubun bean-throwing at Kawasaki Daishi Temple on Feb. 3, 2019. 川崎大師節分会 豆まき371 views
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Nihon Minkaen is an outdoor museum of traditional farm and merchant houses with thatched roofs. They have 25 homes from around Japan many were donated to the museum for preservation.370 views
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Kanda Uno and Dewi Sukarno throwing Setsubun beans at Kawasaki Daishi on Feb. 3, 2019. Dewi was one of the wives of the first President of Indonesia, Sukarno. She's now a popular celebrity in Japan. 神田うの デヴィ夫人351 views
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Kanda Uno and Dewi Sukarno throwing Setsubun beans at Kawasaki Daishi on Feb. 3, 2019. 神田うの デヴィ夫人 川崎大師節分会 豆まき351 views
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Daishi Nakamise shopping arcade leads to the temple.350 views
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Daruma and maneki neko344 views
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Statue of the late, great Yokozuna Kitanoumi Toshimitsu at Kawasaki Daishi Temple. Erected on the third anniversary of his death by his family. He was only 62. Kitanoumi was one of the greatest yokozuna. 北の湖銅像344 views
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Entrance to octagonal 5-story pagoda (Photos not allowed inside). It's a ferro-concrete building with no windows nor observation deck or balcony.339 views
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Kitamura house brought from Hadano, Kanagawa331 views
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Hanamatsuri at Kawasaki Daishi.326 views
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Inside Kawasaki Daishi's Kyozo Sutra Repository, Buddhist paintings on four sides on the ceiling. Tells the story of how Buddhism came to Japan from India via China and Korea.325 views
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Daruma323 views
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Tokyu train in 1958.320 views
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Kitamura house318 views
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Fudo-mon Gate and Prayer and Peace Monument 不動門 「祈りと平和」の像314 views
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Daishi Nakamise is famous for rock-candy cutting (Tontoko Ame). They use a knive to cut the long sliver of candy on a wooden cutting board to make a loud chopping noise.op, always banging the knife313 views
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Ceiling309 views
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Inside Kawasaki Daishi's Kyozo Sutra Repository, Buddhist painting on the ceiling.307 views
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Turn right at the intersection.304 views
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Hanamatsuri, Buddha's Birthday (April 8). This small baby Buddha statue was placed inside the main hall at Kawasaki Daishi.302 views
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Path to main worship hall 大本堂300 views
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Daruma shop299 views
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Yamada house293 views
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Museum ticket vending machine.292 views
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Water nozzles aimed at the house. No smoking.291 views
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Inside Emukai house289 views
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Inside water mill288 views
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Water mill282 views
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Serving sweet tea for free for all.281 views
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Road marker related to Kobo Daishi.281 views
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After the religious ceremony, group photo of the priests (head priest in the middle wearing orange) and bean throwers. 277 views
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Entrance to Train and Bus Museum.275 views
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Kawasaki Daishi Temple, Dai-hondo main worship hall 大本堂270 views
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Kawasaki Daishi Station on the Keikyu Line.270 views
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The museum park has 25 homes from around Japan many were donated to the museum for preservation. Near Mukogaoka-yuen Station on the Odakyu Line. Closed Mon. Admission 500 yen.269 views
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Beckoning cats or maneki-neko.267 views
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Rubber stamps to stamp destinations on blank train tickets.266 views
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Operated by Tokyu, Train and Bus Museum in Kawasaki is a medium-size museum near Miyazaki-dai Station on the Tokyu Den-en-toshi Line connected to Shibuya. 264 views
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Boar daruma and beckoning maneki-neko cat.264 views
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The short walk from Kawasaki Daishi Station to Kawasaki Daishi Temple is lined with souvenir shops.263 views
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Yakushiden Hall 薬師殿263 views
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Goma wooden tablets for sale, ¥5,000 to ¥30,000. The Goma kito fire prayer to burn these prayer tablets is held a few times every morning and afternoon in the main hall. 護摩札260 views
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Tokyu train in 1980.257 views
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Getting closer to Kawasaki Daishi.257 views
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One of the Four Heavenly Kings inside the Main Gate. 四天王像257 views
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Ema tablet for the Year of the Boar in 2019.257 views
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Museum floor plan.254 views
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Station staff articles253 views
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Kawasaki Daishi Temple is near Kawasaki Daishi Station on the Keikyu Daishi Line that starts from Keikyu Kawasaki Station.250 views
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Japan's 100 Kannon Buddhas in relief. 250 views
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Inside Shotoku Taishi-do Hall dedicated to Prince Shotoku Taishi. 聖徳太子堂250 views
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Model train diorama.248 views
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Tokyu bus246 views
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Event Hall, now called Hall B.244 views
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Water basin with a lotus flower.243 views
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Belonging to the Shingon Buddhist sect founded by Kobo Daishi, Kawasaki Daishi Temple is one of the Kanto Region's Big Three Shingon temples (other two being Narita-san in Chiba and Yakuoin in Mt. Takao).243 viewsOfficially named Heikenji Temple, Kawasaki Daishi worships Kobo Daishi (弘法大師), the founder of the Shingon Sect.
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Ogoma Uketsukejo is where you can sign up for a goma tablet burning ceremony in the main hall. お護摩受付所・護持志納受付所243 views
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Station staff articles242 views
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Inside Kyozo Sutra Repository. Stores 7,240 books of Kenryuban Daizokyo. Built in 2004. (経蔵)242 views
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Commemmorative tickets.241 views
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YS-11 prop plane cockpit.241 views
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Entrance to museum through this turnstile.240 views
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Path to the museum has historical photos of Tokyu trains and buses.239 views
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Train tickets before vending machines.239 views
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Ticket machine237 views
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Bell tower rung a few times a year, especially on New Year's Eve. 鐘楼堂237 views
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Train tickets before vending machines.236 views
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Kanda Uno and Dewi Sukarno throwing Setsubun beans. 川崎大師節分会 豆まき236 views
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On the way to the main hall is this Kyozo Sutra Repository. (経蔵)236 views
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Kanda Uno and Dewi Sukarno throwing Setsubun beans.235 views
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Tokyu train in 1975.234 views
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YS-11 prop plane cockpit.234 views
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Daruma dolls.233 views
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After several minutes, everyone ran out beans. They waved goodbye and left.233 views
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About the Road marker.233 views
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Train and Bus Museum floor plan.232 views
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Shotoku Taishi-do Hall dedicated to Prince Shotoku Taishi. 聖徳太子堂232 views
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Back to Daishi Nakamise.231 views
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Semi-trailer bus from 1948.229 views
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Statue of the late sumo wrestler Yokozuna Kitanoumi (1953–2015) as the chairman of the Japan Sumo Association. He was a member of Kawasaki Daishi Temple.. 229 views
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Statue of Shaka Nyorai in the Kyozo.229 views
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