Name: Japanese Naked Man Festival
Released: 2017-03-24

The World's Most Extreme Festivals

S1 · E2 — Japanese Naked Man Festival

S1:E2 · Japanese Naked Man Festival

Episodes

5 episodes in this season

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33 min

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Death Metal & Pagan Warfare

22 min

The Festival That Never Sleeps

24 min

The World's Most Extreme Festivals

TV Series

201621m

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Japanese Naked Man Festival

Season 1 · Episode 2 · Mar 24, 2017

Radio 1's Chris Stark dons a loincloth and enters Hadaka Matsuri; a 500-year-old Japanese festival of naked men fighting over lucky sticks in a temple. Around 10,000 men take part in this extremely dangerous annual event, including local school teacher Jun who will be entering for the 13th time. If you get the sticks – thrown by a monk into the crushing crowd – it is believed you will enjoy good fortune in the year ahead. Nervous after discovering people have been badly injured and died at the festival, Chris is invited to Jun's friendship party and joins his team for a crazy Saturday night in rural Japan. Stark-naked participation and insane scenes, let the battle for sacred sticks commence.

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The World's Most Extreme Festivals

TV Series

201621m

Documentary

Now playing

Japanese Naked Man Festival

Season 1 · Episode 2 · Mar 24, 2017

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