Japan's 'Naked Man Festival' ends due to population decline
Japan's infamous Somin-sai or "Naked Man Festival" at the Kokusekiji Temple ended after more than 1,000 years due to a declining youth population.
Source: nypost.com
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Millennia-old 'naked man festival' shuts down due to lack of men stripping off
For the past millennium Japan’s Somin-sai festival has been held at the Myokenzan Kokuseki-ji Temple throughout the night of the seventh day of the Lunar New Year to pray for abundant harvests and good health
Source: mirror.co.uk
Japan's millennia-old 'naked man festival' ending because of population decline
Somin-sai festival, better known as “naked man festival,” held for the last time, becoming latest Japanese tradition to fall victim to aging population crisis.
Source: cnn.com
Japanese temple had its last 'naked man festival' because of population decline
Somin-sai festival, better known as “naked man festival,” held for the last time, becoming latest Japanese tradition to fall victim to aging population crisis.
Source: cnn.com
Population dip halts Japan's 'naked man festival'
An event known as the 'naked man festival,' said to have run for more than 1,000 years, was held for the last time on Saturday, becoming the latest Japanese tradition to fall victim to the country's aging population crisis.
Source: ctvnews.ca