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News & Current Events Apr 6, 2026 at 12:32 PM

Crowds march with giant phalluses at Japan’s fertility festival

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Crowds march with giant phalluses at Japan’s fertility festival
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Crowds march with giant phalluses at Japan’s fertility festival
Giant phallus-shaped portable shrines and penis-themed candies took over the streets near Tokyo on Sunday as crowds flocked to Japan’s “Kanamara” fertility festival, a vibrant and unabashed celebration…
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Exciting_Farmer6395 Apr 6, 2026 +50
It has risen
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cheekeong001 Apr 6, 2026 +21
giant phalluses statue may rise, yes but you know what didn't follow suit? their fertility rate
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ckaeel Apr 6, 2026 +23
That's a d*** move.
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dinah-fire Apr 6, 2026 +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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nikongod Apr 8, 2026 +2
Was it hard to get in?
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Romnir Apr 6, 2026 +19
"Good festival guys, now get back to mandatory 14 hour workdays and $1100 per month income. That'll get those kids pumping out." I know this festival has been around for a long time, I just think the irony is too palpable to not point out.
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Onitsukaryu Apr 6, 2026 +5
That’s a decent income based on conversion rate…cost of living is c**** after all. I have no idea what it’s like in America, but from what I gather you aren’t getting a decent apartment at 200$ rent for example.
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Romnir Apr 6, 2026 +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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Onitsukaryu Apr 6, 2026 -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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Namerakable Apr 6, 2026 +4
Great day out. They sell Popsicles in the shape of penises.
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Dzotshen Apr 6, 2026 +4
Cocksicles didn't catch on
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Soft_Author2593 Apr 6, 2026 +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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ragequitteroffureh Apr 7, 2026 +1
Have they suffered from shrinkflation too? :-(
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Wompatuckrule Apr 8, 2026 +1
>p**** shaped pastries. sold any day Are the pastries smaller during the winter?
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Pristine_Fox_3633 Apr 6, 2026 +1
Do you live in taiwan?
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Soft_Author2593 Apr 6, 2026 +4
portugal
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Happy_Feet333 Apr 7, 2026 +1
Amarante and their Bolos de S. Gonçalo?
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qnssekr Apr 6, 2026 +2
Americans are so prude they would have the organizers jailed
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Wompatuckrule Apr 8, 2026 +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-1954 Apr 6, 2026 +3
I wonder what the reaction would be if the people were carrying huge vulvas instead.
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GnuSniffer Apr 6, 2026 +21
There’s one of those, too. The Inuyana v***** festival.
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ragequitteroffureh Apr 7, 2026 +1
Wait a minute, is there one for gigantic knockers too?
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Wompatuckrule Apr 8, 2026 +1
One? Shouldn't there be a pair of festivals for that?
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ragequitteroffureh Apr 8, 2026 +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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Wompatuckrule Apr 9, 2026
>strange foreigner man tourists Sadly for me that f***** in Japan falls waaaaaaay behind tentacle p***.
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ragequitteroffureh Apr 9, 2026 +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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Wompatuckrule Apr 9, 2026 +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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ragequitteroffureh Apr 10, 2026 +1
:-(
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Sorrowsorrowsorrow Apr 6, 2026 +1
There is a similar festival with phallus in Bhutan too.
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TCNZ Apr 6, 2026 +1
I can't wait to visit there. It's on my itinerary.
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N33DL Apr 6, 2026 +2
This would probably be deemed obscene in any western country.
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badcatdog42 Apr 6, 2026 +3
Not Portugal according to IIT
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Happy_Feet333 Apr 7, 2026
I wonder if it was a Portuguese export to Japan, like tempura and kanpeito.
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cheezeebred Apr 6, 2026 +1
Lol so if the news covers this, they will have to mosaic out the dicks, right?
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txdmbfan Apr 6, 2026 +1
…a bag of dicks, you say?
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melody_magical Apr 6, 2026 -4
I would not be able to take this festival seriously 😭
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Soft_Author2593 Apr 6, 2026 +11
i dont think taking it serious is the goal hetre, lol
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Tracheid Apr 6, 2026 -1
I'd love to be there
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antivnom Apr 6, 2026
Nothing will happen
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RM_r_us Apr 6, 2026 -1
Pfffhhhttt. I've seen bigger.
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MAClaymore Apr 6, 2026 -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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