Nishiichinobe Hadaka Matsuri

Nishiichinobe-no Miyaza Gyoji & Yakushido Hadaka Odori
Single males of the town over the age of 15, wearing only loincloths, scramble for a cocoon ball on a 3-meter high crossbeam in this festival.The winner is said to have a good marriage and become happiest in the town.

Details

Category: Protection from evil・Competition・For a good harvest
Location(s): Ichinobe Cho, Higashiomi City Hotokuji
Date(s) of Matsuri: Middle of January (a day before Coming-of-Age Day)
Contact: Higashi Omi Tourist Association (0748-48-2100)
Access: Twenty minutes walk from Omi Railway Ichinobe Station
URL: URL
Conservation Group: Hadaka Matsuri Hozon Kai
Note: Selection of prefectural intangible folk cultural properties that need measures such as making records