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Saidaiji Eyo Naked Festival(西大寺会陽の裸祭)

さいだいじえよう Saidaiji Eyo Festival

Saidaiji Eyo Naked Festival(西大寺会陽の裸祭)

Photo: Mstyslav Chernov/Unframe/http://www.unframe.com / CC BY-SA 3.0 / Source

Nine thousand naked men contend for a wooden token - a mass of bodies that reads as moving sculpture.

TypeArt festival
GenreArchitecture
City / townOkayama
Area in the prefectureBizen

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Where is Saidaiji Eyo Festival?
It is in Okayama, Okayama Prefecture, Japan. It is an art festival.
What can I see at Saidaiji Eyo Festival?
Nine thousand naked men contend for a wooden token - a mass of bodies that reads as moving sculpture. The focus is architecture.
When was Saidaiji Eyo Festival established?
It dates from 1510.

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