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Nude awakening: Japan's 'naked men' festival succumbs to ageing population

67 points by keepamovin 3y ago

NemoNobody 3y ago
But what if this festival really does keep the evil away??
siduck 3y ago
disgusting yuck
weebull 3y ago
Is this the one that just recently allowed women to take part?
- mikestew 3y ago
  Yes: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3249412/1250-years-japans-naked-man-festival-bars-women-until-now-they-cant-go-full-monty?module=hard_link&pgtype=article https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/324...
  - skhr0680 3y ago
    No, that’s a different naked festival that has no problem with attendance, I guess because it’s a 20 min train ride from a major city
    - mikestew 3y ago
      Apologies for assuming just one “naked man” festival. Boy, did I ever TIL today…
      - noufalibrahim 3y ago
        Yup. Nude awakening indeed.
      - astrange 3y ago
        You need a local naked guy festival just like you need a local temple.
      - deleted 3y ago
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    - giantg2 3y ago
      It sounds like proximity isn't really an issue here. They have hundreds to thousands of attendees. Sounds more like its getting to be too much for the local elders who organize it.
namanyayg 3y ago
TIL this scene in the anime Blue Eye Samurai was based on a real festival. It looked so unbelievable in the anime that it didn't even occur to me that it could be real.
jackblemming 3y ago
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- dang 3y ago
  Could you please stop posting unsubstantive comments and flamebait? You've unfortunately been doing it repeatedly. It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for. If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and taking the intended spirit of the site more to heart, we'd be grateful. Note this one: "Please don't pick the most provocative thing in an article or post to complain about in the thread. Find something interesting to respond to instead."
Animats 3y ago
Will the last one to leave please turn off the robots?
- keepamovin 3y ago
  Oh, it’s supposed to be some supercilious insinuation about Japanese, men, naked, and sex robots?
  - M95D 3y ago
    No, it is a variation on "Last one to leave, please turn off the lights". This is usually said in a sarcastic tone in a country with high emigration.
    - keepamovin 3y ago
      Oh, ok. I guess because it's fading, but I think there's also a revival. Anyway, what's the connection with robots?
      - deleted 3y ago
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67 points by keepamovin 3y ago

NemoNobody 3y ago

But what if this festival really does keep the evil away??

siduck 3y ago

disgusting yuck

weebull 3y ago

Is this the one that just recently allowed women to take part?

mikestew 3y ago
Yes: https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/3249412/1250-years-japans-naked-man-festival-bars-women-until-now-they-cant-go-full-monty?module=hard_link&pgtype=article https://www.scmp.com/week-asia/lifestyle-culture/article/324...
- skhr0680 3y ago
  No, that’s a different naked festival that has no problem with attendance, I guess because it’s a 20 min train ride from a major city
  - mikestew 3y ago
    Apologies for assuming just one “naked man” festival. Boy, did I ever TIL today…
    - noufalibrahim 3y ago
      Yup. Nude awakening indeed.
    - astrange 3y ago
      You need a local naked guy festival just like you need a local temple.
    - deleted 3y ago
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  - giantg2 3y ago
    It sounds like proximity isn't really an issue here. They have hundreds to thousands of attendees. Sounds more like its getting to be too much for the local elders who organize it.

namanyayg 3y ago

TIL this scene in the anime Blue Eye Samurai was based on a real festival. It looked so unbelievable in the anime that it didn't even occur to me that it could be real.

jackblemming 3y ago

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dang 3y ago
Could you please stop posting unsubstantive comments and flamebait? You've unfortunately been doing it repeatedly. It's not what this site is for, and destroys what it is for. If you wouldn't mind reviewing https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html and taking the intended spirit of the site more to heart, we'd be grateful. Note this one: "Please don't pick the most provocative thing in an article or post to complain about in the thread. Find something interesting to respond to instead."

Animats 3y ago

Will the last one to leave please turn off the robots?

keepamovin 3y ago
Oh, it’s supposed to be some supercilious insinuation about Japanese, men, naked, and sex robots?
- M95D 3y ago
  No, it is a variation on "Last one to leave, please turn off the lights". This is usually said in a sarcastic tone in a country with high emigration.
  - keepamovin 3y ago
    Oh, ok. I guess because it's fading, but I think there's also a revival. Anyway, what's the connection with robots?
    - deleted 3y ago
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