MORIOKA--A festival believed to have a 1,000-year history will cease in February, bringing an end to men in loincloths fighting over a bag in the chill of Tohoku’s freezing winter. Kokusekiji temple ...

TOKYO - From men jostling to catch lucky charms while clad only in a tiny loincloth protecting their modesty, to sumo wrestlers competing to make a baby cry, Japan has numerous festivals that are ...

Participants clap their hands during the "scramble for the somin-bukuro" event at the Kokuseki-ji temple's final Somin-sai festival in the city of Oshu, Iwate Prefecture, on the evening of Feb. 17, ...

Men dressed in loincloths react as a priest splashes water on them before they prepare to snatch a wooden stick called "shingi" during a naked festival at Saidaiji Temple in Okayama OKAYAMA, Japan ...

Don't miss out on the headlines from Asia. Followed categories will be added to My News. More than 9,000 loincloth-clad men took part in the event on February 15 which was held in Okayama. The ...

INAZAWA, Aichi -- Some 7,500 men in loincloths struggled to touch a "lucky man" in the bizarre "Hadaka Matsuri" (Naked Festival) in this central Japan city on Feb. 22, held with no coronavirus-related ...

The costumes of the Gie - Trieng ethnic people are simple and unique. Notably, the men's loincloth has a very unique pattern design. This is an indispensable outfit for every festival. Gie - Trieng is ...