Half-naked young men jostle at northwestern Japan festival

Half-naked young men jostle at northwestern Japan festival

Hundreds of half-naked junior high school students and other young men jostle on March 3, 2015, at a festival in a hall of Fukoji, a Buddhist temple in Minamiuonuma, Niigata Prefecture, northwestern Japan, to pray for a rich harvest and good health. The annual festival started more than 1,200 years ago. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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