Overview
Nine thousand naked men contend for a wooden token - a mass of bodies that reads as moving sculpture.
About this place
Saidaiji is a temple in Saidaiji-naka, Higashi Ward, Okayama, Okayama Prefecture. Its mountain name is Kinryozan. The head hall is Kannonin. Kannonin is a special head temple of the Koyasan Shingon sect. The principal image is Senju Kanzeon Bosatsu. It is Temple No. 1 of the 33 Kannon Pilgrimage of Chugoku, and in the 108 Kannon Pilgrimage (a union of three pilgrimages: the Chugoku Kannon, Shikoku 33 Kannon and Kyushu Saigoku), it is Temple No. 1 (main hall) and No. 2 (Nankai Kannon on the grounds). It is famous for the Eyo (naked festival), also said to be one of Japan's Three Great Strange Festivals.
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Source ja.wikipedia.org ↗Key facts
Founded / opened：1510 Highlights / collection：Naked crowd fighting over sacred wood, Kakezukuri of the main hall Genre：Architecture
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