Aging Japan ends iconic thousand-year-old ‘Somin-sai Naked Men festival’
In a solemn acknowledgment of shifting demographics and cultural evolution, Japan‘s iconic ‘Somin-sai’ festival (Naked Men festival) in Iwate bid its final farewell on February 17. As reported by Asahi Shimbun, a longstanding tradition that spanned a millennium reached its conclusion, marking the end of an era. For generations, this peculiar festival has drawn crowds … Read more