I heard shocking news in this January.
It is "The DONTSUKU festival come to an end this year".
The DONTSUKU festival is held in INATORI port every year for more than 50 years.
This is not small festival. But according to the news, because of lack of budget, they decided an end of the festival.
So This is the last chance to join the DONTSUKU festival...! !
The DONTSUKU festival is held in June 1st sunday every year. This is early summer in Japan.
The origin of this festival is that a lot of people died because of epidemic dysentery 200 years ago, so young man wearing TENGU mask had wood carved as phallus and go around villege to ward off the disease .
Because phallus is believed as protection from disease and evil.
(TENGU is japanese folklore character, he is considered as sexual character because he has long nose like phallus.)
Before starting the festival, the phallus deity is moved from shrine at middle of mountain to INATORI port.
The festival start at about 19:00.
At first, 2 TENGUs appear and they has phallus.
They go around the port, and push the phallus to ladies. It is believed as prosperity descendants.
After that, MIKOSHI(portable shrine) carnival start.
The INATORI port is small, but they carry MIKOSHI and run around powerfully.
It close to audience, so it's intense and a little dangerous.
You can ride phallus, before or intermission of the carnival.
I rode the phallus in 2016, but I was excited and fell out from phallus. I heard there is no people have fell out from phallus....I nearly been the first woman who died because of falling out from phallus.
Finish of all, fireworks were set off.
I watched fireworks with eating rice pudding made as phallus.
Wind that blow in early summer was pleasant, I feel this is the best beginning of summer.
I'm so sad an end of the festival, but I'm so glad if you read this sentence come to the festival.
Let's go to watch the LAST DONTSUKU!!
DAY:JUNE 3rd(Sunday),2018
TIME:19:00-21:15
AT:3354 Inatori Izu-cho Shizuoka prifecture
(Take 15 minutes walk from Izuinatori station.)
If you have a lunch before the festival, I recommend a set meal of ret bream in TOKUZOMARU restaurant at INATORI port. very yummmmy. (website)
It is "The DONTSUKU festival come to an end this year".
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| The big phallus statue |
The DONTSUKU festival is held in INATORI port every year for more than 50 years.
This is not small festival. But according to the news, because of lack of budget, they decided an end of the festival.
So This is the last chance to join the DONTSUKU festival...! !
The DONTSUKU festival is held in June 1st sunday every year. This is early summer in Japan.
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| With phallus statue in 2017 |
The origin of this festival is that a lot of people died because of epidemic dysentery 200 years ago, so young man wearing TENGU mask had wood carved as phallus and go around villege to ward off the disease .
Because phallus is believed as protection from disease and evil.
(TENGU is japanese folklore character, he is considered as sexual character because he has long nose like phallus.)
 |
| The big TENGU statue at INATORI port |
Before starting the festival, the phallus deity is moved from shrine at middle of mountain to INATORI port.
 |
| The phallus deity |
The festival start at about 19:00.
At first, 2 TENGUs appear and they has phallus.
 |
| green and red TENGUs |
They go around the port, and push the phallus to ladies. It is believed as prosperity descendants.
After that, MIKOSHI(portable shrine) carnival start.
The INATORI port is small, but they carry MIKOSHI and run around powerfully.
It close to audience, so it's intense and a little dangerous.
You can ride phallus, before or intermission of the carnival.
I rode the phallus in 2016, but I was excited and fell out from phallus. I heard there is no people have fell out from phallus....I nearly been the first woman who died because of falling out from phallus.
 |
| I got black bruise on my leg. |
Finish of all, fireworks were set off.
I watched fireworks with eating rice pudding made as phallus.
Wind that blow in early summer was pleasant, I feel this is the best beginning of summer.
I'm so sad an end of the festival, but I'm so glad if you read this sentence come to the festival.
Let's go to watch the LAST DONTSUKU!!
DAY:JUNE 3rd(Sunday),2018
TIME:19:00-21:15
AT:3354 Inatori Izu-cho Shizuoka prifecture
(Take 15 minutes walk from Izuinatori station.)
If you have a lunch before the festival, I recommend a set meal of ret bream in TOKUZOMARU restaurant at INATORI port. very yummmmy. (website)
