Inside Japan's world-famous 'penis festival' Every April, thousands descend on Kawasaki to participate in an ancient Shinto fertility ritual that’s now a sex-positive celebration.

Japan’s ancient Kanamara Matsuri has more relevance for the country today than it may seem. Kanamara Matsuri: Fertility Festivals’ Relevance for Japan – The Diplomat All Sections Search ...

The festival where size matters: Japanese crowds carry giant phalluses through the streets in unusual fertility carnival Shinto Kanamara Matsuri started as a small tradition but has grown into a ...

In Japan, the penis takes over on the first Sunday of April (Picture: Getty) You say festival, you think Glastonbury. Wilderness. Glitter on your face, flowers in your hair and booze on your breath.

Every spring, like clockwork, the Kanamara Matsuri is held in Kawasaki, Japan. People flock to the Shinto fertility festival, which honors enormous phalluses like the one above. And no, it's not ...

THOUSANDS have flocked to a bizarre festival in Japan that celebrates the penis. The Kanamara Matsuri – the annual Festival of the Steel Phallus – takes place on the first Sunday in Apr… ...

Japan’s ancient Kanamara Matsuri has more relevance for the country today than it may seem. Kanamara Matsuri: Fertility Festivals’ Relevance for Japan – The Diplomat All Sections Search ...