Apr 02 (femalefirst.co.uk) - Kawasaki is getting ready to host the Kanamara Matsuri - which is translated to mean ‘Festival of the Steel Phallus’ - on 3 April at the Kanayama Shrine, as happens on the first Sunday of April each year since 1978.
It is celebrated to honour the Shinto god Kanayama-hiko and the goddess Kanayama-hime, who have been known for their connections to the metallurgic arts and sexual health for centuries.
Those in attendance at the event - which features a parades of deities commencing at noon - tend to be sex workers who want to avoid sexually transmitted disease. ...continue reading