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Traditional naked festival in Japan

Thousands of men wearing only "fundoshi" undergarments jostle to touch a chosen "shin otoko" (holy man) during the traditional naked festival at Konomiya shrine in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 3, 2023, hoping to ward off evil spirits. The event, involving close body contact, took place after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus.

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Traditional naked festival in Japan

Thousands of men wearing only "fundoshi" undergarments jostle to touch a chosen "shin otoko" (holy man) during the traditional naked festival at Konomiya shrine in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 3, 2023, hoping to ward off evil spirits. The event, involving close body contact, took place after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus.

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Traditional naked festival in Japan

Thousands of men wearing only "fundoshi" undergarments jostle to touch a chosen "shin otoko" (holy man) during the traditional naked festival at Konomiya shrine in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 3, 2023, hoping to ward off evil spirits. The event, involving close body contact, took place after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus.

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Traditional naked festival in Japan

Thousands of men wearing only "fundoshi" undergarments jostle to touch a chosen "shin otoko" (holy man) during the traditional naked festival at Konomiya shrine in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 3, 2023, hoping to ward off evil spirits. The event, involving close body contact, took place after a two-year COVID-19 hiatus.

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NPO to build traditional underwear factory in Thailand

KOCHI, Japan - Hidehiro Tamaki, head of a nonprofit organization, holds a "fundoshi" traditional undergarment for men in Kochi, western Japan, on Dec. 25, 2014. The organization plans to build a fundoshi production factory in Thailand to provide local impoverished children with an opportunity to receive vocational training and is currently collecting donations through crowdfunding on the Internet.

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Shrine festival in Aichi to ward off evil

INAZAWA, Japan - Thousands of men wearing only "fundoshi" undergarments jostle during the "Konomiya hadaka matsuri" (Konomiya naked festival) at Konomiya shrine in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 12, 2014, to touch one chosen "shin otoko" (holy man) in the hope of warding off evil spirits.

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Festival participants in Gunma Pref. splash hot water at one another

NAGANOHARA, Japan - Male participants in a festival in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, dressed in traditional Japanese men's undergarments called "fundoshi," splash hot water at one another on the morning of Jan. 20, 2014.

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Fundoshi comes back as cool underwear

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken June 15, 2012, shows colorful new-wave fundoshi, traditional Japanese underwear previously worn only by men, sold at the "hands be" sundry goods store in the Harajuku commercial area of Tokyo. According to the +charming! fundoshi marketer, 40 percent of those who buy its Sharefun line of fundoshi are women.

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Fundoshi comes back as cool underwear

TOKYO, Japan - Keiji Nakagawa, 35-year-old representative of the +charming! fundoshi marketer and head of the Japan Fundoshi Association, is interviewed by Kyodo News in Tokyo on June 15, 2012. Nakagawa said he first tried traditional Japanese fundoshi underwear when he fell ill due to overwork, and has been sleeping better and regaining his strength since he began wearing them.

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Hadaka Matsuri at Saidai temple in Okayama

About 9,000 men wearing only traditional Japanese "fundoshi" loincloths jostle over a pair of lucky sticks, 4 centimeters in diameter and 20 cm long, thrown into the crowd during Hadaka Matsuri (Naked Festival) at Saidai temple in Okayama, western Japan, on Feb. 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Hadaka Matsuri at Saidai temple in Okayama

About 9,000 men wearing only traditional Japanese "fundoshi" loincloths jostle over a pair of lucky sticks, 4 centimeters in diameter and 20 cm long, thrown into the crowd during Hadaka Matsuri (Naked Festival) at Saidai temple in Okayama, western Japan, on Feb. 20, 2016. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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NPO to build traditional underwear factory in Thailand

KOCHI, Japan - Hidehiro Tamaki, head of a nonprofit organization, holds a "fundoshi" traditional undergarment for men in Kochi, western Japan, on Dec. 25, 2014. The organization plans to build a fundoshi production factory in Thailand to provide local impoverished children with an opportunity to receive vocational training and is currently collecting donations through crowdfunding on the Internet. (Kyodo)

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Traditional naked festival at Japanese shrine

Thousands of men wearing only "fundoshi" undergarments jostle to touch a chosen "shin otoko" (holy man) during the annual naked festival at Konomiya shrine in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 17, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional naked festival in Japan

Thousands of men wearing only "fundoshi" undergarments jostle to touch a chosen "shin otoko" (holy man) during the annual naked festival at Konomiya shrine in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 6, 2020, hoping to ward off evil spirits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional naked festival in Japan

Thousands of men wearing only "fundoshi" undergarments jostle to touch a chosen "shin otoko" (holy man) during the annual naked festival at Konomiya shrine in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 6, 2020, hoping to ward off evil spirits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional naked festival in Japan

Thousands of men wearing only "fundoshi" undergarments jostle to touch a chosen "shin otoko" (holy man) during the annual naked festival at Konomiya shrine in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 6, 2020, hoping to ward off evil spirits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional naked festival in Japan

Thousands of men wearing only "fundoshi" undergarments jostle to touch a chosen "shin otoko" (holy man) during the annual naked festival at Konomiya shrine in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 6, 2020, hoping to ward off evil spirits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional naked festival at Japanese shrine

Thousands of men wearing only "fundoshi" undergarments jostle to touch a chosen "shin otoko" (holy man) during the annual naked festival at Konomiya shrine in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 17, 2019. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional naked festival at Japanese shrine

Thousands of men wearing only "fundoshi" undergarments jostle to touch a chosen "shin otoko" (holy man) during the annual naked festival at Konomiya shrine in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 9, 2017, hoping to ward off evil spirits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional naked festival at Japanese shrine

Thousands of men wearing only "fundoshi" undergarments jostle to touch a chosen "shin otoko" (holy man) during the annual naked festival at Konomiya shrine in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 9, 2017, hoping to ward off evil spirits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional naked festival at Japanese shrine

Thousands of men wearing only "fundoshi" undergarments jostle to touch a chosen "shin otoko" (holy man) during the annual naked festival at Konomiya shrine in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 9, 2017, hoping to ward off evil spirits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Traditional naked festival at Japanese shrine

Thousands of men wearing only "fundoshi" undergarments jostle to touch a chosen "shin otoko" (holy man) during the annual naked festival at Konomiya shrine in Inazawa, Aichi Prefecture, central Japan, on Feb. 9, 2017, hoping to ward off evil spirits. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo