Wednesday, February 16, 2005

This Saturday is the naked man festival in Okayama. From what I gather, around 10,000 dudes are going to run nude through the streets, toward a temple. Not all the way nude, though. That would be crazy. No, these dudes will be wearing fundoshi, known in English as sumo diapers. They'll also be plastered drunk, as its the crowd's job to hand beer to the naked dudes. That, and hose them down with cold water. Inside the temple grounds, the priest supposedly tosses a handful of sticks into the air, two of which are worth 500,000 yen a piece. A giant, naked brawl for the winning stick ensues. Sounds fun. Dangerous, but fun. I might just give it a go.