Photos of the Kanamara Festival in Kawasaki, Japan, to Celebrate Fertility

Picture It! Japan Celebrates the Kanamara Festival


Updated 04/07/09 4:00 AM · Posted by · 0 comments

Nothing says fertility like a giant pink penis — am I right, ladies? At least, that's how they celebrate fertility in Kawasaki, Japan, during the Kanamara Festival held during cherry blossom season.

Men dress as women in pink, and women enjoy phallus-shaped candy, all with the goal of raising AIDS awareness and bringing harmony to married couples. It looks sort of like a big, coed bachelorette party. Sign me up! And be sure to check out more pics below — including some very tantalizing radishes.

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