A sharp-toothed demon inhabiting a woman’s vagina castrated several unfortunate men on their wedding nights.
A local blacksmith came to the rescue by forging an iron dildo to break the demon’s teeth.
A three-foot black steel phallus now sits in the shrine’s courtyard in honour of the Shinto deities of fertility, childbirth and protection from STI’s.
Shinto Kanamara Matsuri, aka the Festival of the Steel Phallus, sees giant manhood-shaped shrines take over streets in Kawasaki, Japan.
Held every year, the event sees visitors coming from far afield to watch parades and chow down on phallus-shaped lollipops.
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Sunday’s festival (see photos below) allowed revelers to celebrate all that is penis.
A local blacksmith came to the rescue by forging an iron dildo to break the demon’s teeth.
A three-foot black steel phallus now sits in the shrine’s courtyard in honour of the Shinto deities of fertility, childbirth and protection from STI’s.
Shinto Kanamara Matsuri, aka the Festival of the Steel Phallus, sees giant manhood-shaped shrines take over streets in Kawasaki, Japan.
Held every year, the event sees visitors coming from far afield to watch parades and chow down on phallus-shaped lollipops.
MORE PHOTOS
Sunday’s festival (see photos below) allowed revelers to celebrate all that is penis.
