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The Kanamara Matsuri Festival was held on Sunday April 1, 2012 in Kawasaki, Japan. At the program thousands of people, three giant penis, smiles and laughter, joy and especially the celebration of fertility. I was there, so here is my experience. 

I invite you to read the article Kanamara Matsuri Festival: the celebration of fertily in which you can find more information about this particular celebration.

Today, I went with my friends to fertility festival in Japan called Kanamara Matsuri Festival. This is a ceremony dedicated to the celebration of fertility, and it is annually held (the first Sunday of April). 

Kanamara Matsuri Festival: I must go there 

During the celebration of New Year in Tokyo with my friends, I heard of Kanamara Matsuri Festival for the first time in my life. Even better, I’ve seen photos of it. What one of my friend told me, I had to go to this festival of a rather special kind. So I said to myself I must go there even if I have to buy a Cheap Tickets.

After some research online, I found that the festival takes place on an annual basis in Kawasaki on the first Sunday of April. So I decided to organize an event on the Meetup Group Tokyo Spontaneous Hangout in order to invite those who wished to participate. Fifteen people were so registered.

Kanamara Matsuri Festival: let’s celebrate fertility?

Basically this festival is supposed to celebrate fertility and promote sexual relations in order to procreate and thus ensure a descent to the Japanese people. I mean at the base, because today you can have the impression of watching something else.

I arrived at Kawasaki Daishi Station at 09:00 and had immediately spotted the place of the ceremony, a small temple very close to the train station. Then I waited for the other participants. Once everyone was present, we could go there and start enjoying the festivities.

The parade was scheduled for 12:00, and it was around 10:00 when we were present at the temple. However, many stalls were already installed and many people were present.

Sucettes Pénis & Vagin (Penis & Vagina Lolipops)

The main theme, as you can imagine, then, was the penis. We could see it everywhere and in all forms: lollipops, candles, key rings, various accessories … Everything, or almost, was shaped like a penis. Sex was everywhere.

Sucettes (Lolipops)

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