murmurKonomiya Hadaka Matsuri (Naked Festival) at Owari Okunitama Shrine
Inazawa City · Owari Okunitama Shrine (Konomiya)
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Owari Okunitama Shrine (Konomiya) · Last checked: Oct 10, 2026
Dates
Dates confirmed with official sources
- 2026
- Sun, Mar 1, 2026 （Ended） Naoi rite begins at 15:00
- 2027
- Fri, Feb 19, 2027 Naoi rite begins at 15:00
- Usual timing
- Usually in February
- How the date is set
- Changes from year to year Held on the 13th day of the first lunar month, so the date changes every year
- Venue
- Owari Okunitama Shrine (Konomiya)
- City
- Inazawa City, Aichi
About
On the 13th day of the first lunar month, Owari Okunitama Shrine (Konomiya) in Inazawa holds its Naoi Shinji rite, better known as the Konomiya Naked Festival. A single man, the shin-otoko or "god man," is picked by sacred lot, and because touching him is thought to strip away bad luck, a mass of men in white loincloths pushes and grapples to reach him, a scene of raw energy. In the afternoon, groups of men run into the worship hall bearing bamboo branches hung with cloth strips carrying the wishes of people who cannot strip down themselves. A huge rice cake made from fifty bales of rice sits in the hall and is cut and handed out the next day. The rite is said to go back to the Nara period, when the provincial governor prayed here against plague after an imperial order to do so.
Sources
- OfficialOwari Okunitama Shrine (Konomiya) www.konomiya.or.jp
- OfficialAichi Prefecture Tourism and Convention Bureau (Aichi Now) aichinow.pref.aichi.jp
Last checked: Oct 10, 2026. Event information is based on official announcements, but changes may not always be reflected here. Please check each official website for accurate details.
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