Matatabi NewsFeb 25, 2024

日本 : 裸祭りに女性が初参加

Japan naked festival: Women join Hadaka Matsuri for first time (BBC News)

BBCが、1250年前から続く愛知県国府宮の「はだか祭り」に女性が初めて参加したことを伝えています。

日本の急速な高齢化と少子化によって、祭りの運営に必要な若者を集めることが難しくなり、女性の参加なくしては継続が難しくなったことを理由として挙げています。

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Japan naked festival: Women join Hadaka Matsuri for first time

Women take part despite some in the community suggesting it should remain a men-only event.

BBC News
The Wild Hunt NewsJan 30, 2024

The Shinto Hadaka Matsuri, translated as the “Naked Festival,” begins in early February. This year, some changes will take place at various Shinto shrines, and one celebration will begin allowing women to participate for the first time in 1,250 years.

https://wildhunt.org/2024/01/changes-in-annual-shinto-festivals-japan-allows-women-to-participate-men-keep-cloths-on.html

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Changes in annual Shinto festivals: Japan allows women to participate, men keep cloths on

The Shinto Hadaka Matsuri, translated as the "Naked Festival," begins in early February. This year, some changes will take place at various Shinto shrines, and one celebration will begin allowing women to participate for the first time in 1,250 years.

The Wild Hunt