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Saidaiji Eyo (Hadaka Matsuri / Naked Festival)
西大寺会陽（裸祭り）
Okayama · Chugoku
One of Japan's three great naked festivals: thousands of loincloth-clad men crowd Saidaiji Kannon-in Temple and scramble in near-darkness to grab sacred shingi sticks thrown by priests, a good-luck rite with over 500 years of history, held the third Saturday of February.
- Dates
- February 20Dates follow the event's usual annual pattern — confirm with the organizer before you travel.
- Location
- Okayama · Chugoku
- Nearest station
- JR Saidaiji Station (Ako Line)
- Crowd level
- National attendance
- Entry
- Free entry
- Official site
- okayama-japan.jp/en/spot/13458
Happens every year
How to get there
JR Ako Line to Saidaiji Station, 10-min walk to Kannon-in Temple
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