giant phalluses statue may rise, yes
but you know what didn't follow suit? their fertility rate
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ckaeel4 days ago
+23
That's a d*** move.
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dinah-fire4 days ago
+10
This isn't even the only yearly p**** festival in Japan, there are several. I got to go to the one at Tagata Shrine called Honen Matsuri once, it was super fun.
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nikongod3 days ago
+2
Was it hard to get in?
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Romnir4 days ago
+19
"Good festival guys, now get back to mandatory 14 hour workdays and $1100 per month income. That'll get those kids pumping out."
I know this festival has been around for a long time, I just think the irony is too palpable to not point out.
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Onitsukaryu4 days ago
+5
That’s a decent income based on conversion rate…cost of living is c**** after all. I have no idea what it’s like in America, but from what I gather you aren’t getting a decent apartment at 200$ rent for example.
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Romnir4 days ago
+5
Apartments usually start at $800 in a city in a poor state. You can get down to $400 if you live in a destitute town, but you'll make minimum wage the rest of your life. That number in the prior post is based on a fellow who did a personal story series on living in Tokyo. He doesn't seem to be getting ahead at that amount.
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Onitsukaryu4 days ago
-3
Well yeah, that’s about the salary of min wage x 40 hours a week. Enough to live comfortably, not enough to “get ahead”. I don’t think that’s an unreasonable outcome for working ‘low skilled’ jobs.
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Namerakable4 days ago
+4
Great day out. They sell Popsicles in the shape of penises.
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Dzotshen4 days ago
+4
Cocksicles didn't catch on
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Soft_Author25934 days ago
+2
i town close to where i live is famous for their p**** shaped pastries. sold any day. really strange, but yeah...
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ragequitteroffureh4 days ago
+1
Have they suffered from shrinkflation too? :-(
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Wompatuckrule2 days ago
+1
>p**** shaped pastries. sold any day
Are the pastries smaller during the winter?
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Pristine_Fox_36334 days ago
+1
Do you live in taiwan?
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Soft_Author25934 days ago
+4
portugal
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Happy_Feet3334 days ago
+1
Amarante and their Bolos de S. Gonçalo?
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qnssekr4 days ago
+2
Americans are so prude they would have the organizers jailed
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Wompatuckrule2 days ago
+1
At least in the bible belt they would. [ Proof. ](https://www.al.com/news/2025/12/first-amendment-on-trial-alabama-attorney-talks-about-inflatable-p****-costume-case.html)
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Obvious-Laugh-19544 days ago
+3
I wonder what the reaction would be if the people were carrying huge vulvas instead.
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GnuSniffer4 days ago
+21
There’s one of those, too. The Inuyana v***** festival.
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ragequitteroffureh4 days ago
+1
Wait a minute, is there one for gigantic knockers too?
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Wompatuckrule2 days ago
+1
One? Shouldn't there be a pair of festivals for that?
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ragequitteroffureh2 days ago
+2
Even better! The 東おっぱい神社 and 西おっぱい神社 mikoshi bearers would naturally clash in the middle at the climax of the parade for a titanic "battle" of jiggly proportions.
JNTO will be offering free tickets for strange foreigner man tourists, whether they want them or not.
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Wompatuckrule2 days ago
>strange foreigner man tourists
Sadly for me that f***** in Japan falls waaaaaaay behind tentacle p***.
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ragequitteroffureh2 days ago
+1
Wait a minute. That wasn't what I intended, but now that you mention it, I reckon that strange foreigner man men could *definitely* be a domestic tourist attraction.
Especially the ones that look like Gigolo Joe.
In fact, they would also have the advantage of being somewhat portable. The JNTO could easily redeploy them to areas with the greatest demand, at very little cost.
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Wompatuckrule2 days ago
+1
>Especially the ones that look like Gigolo Joe.
Boy, you're just really invested in killing my dream, aren't you?
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ragequitteroffureh1 day ago
+1
:-(
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Sorrowsorrowsorrow4 days ago
+1
There is a similar festival with phallus in Bhutan too.
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TCNZ4 days ago
+1
I can't wait to visit there. It's on my itinerary.
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N33DL4 days ago
+2
This would probably be deemed obscene in any western country.
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badcatdog424 days ago
+3
Not Portugal according to IIT
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Happy_Feet3334 days ago
I wonder if it was a Portuguese export to Japan, like tempura and kanpeito.
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cheezeebred4 days ago
+1
Lol so if the news covers this, they will have to mosaic out the dicks, right?
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txdmbfan4 days ago
+1
…a bag of dicks, you say?
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melody_magical4 days ago
-4
I would not be able to take this festival seriously 😭
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Soft_Author25934 days ago
+11
i dont think taking it serious is the goal hetre, lol
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Tracheid4 days ago
-1
I'd love to be there
-1
antivnom4 days ago
Nothing will happen
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RM_r_us4 days ago
-1
Pfffhhhttt. I've seen bigger.
-1
MAClaymore4 days ago
-3
I want to see if this festival is any different the first year that Japan has gay marriage. I suspect that that year, there will be more phalluses that are... in close proximity
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