JAPANESE FERTILITY FESTIVAL c. 1969 PHOTO ALBUM
Sold by House of Mirth Photos, Easthampton, MA, U.S.A.
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Add to basketSold by House of Mirth Photos, Easthampton, MA, U.S.A.
Association Member:
AbeBooks Seller since January 3, 2020
Quantity: 1 available
Add to basket6" x 7.5" red covered photo album, with twenty mostly 3.5" x 4.5" snapshots from a bizarre fertility festival in Japan. Known as the Kanamara Matsuri, ("Festival of the Steel Phallus"), this yearly festival takes place each spring at the Kanayama Shrine in Kawasaki, Japan. The festival started in 1969 when Sex workers prayed at the shrine for protection from sexually transmitted diseases. Nowadays, it generates money for AIDS research and has become a tourist attraction. There are several photos of giant male and female genitalia and of the festival. None are captioned or dated. These photos are probably from the first festival in 1969, or in the year or two afterwards. The last few pages of the album are unused and the front hinge is broken. The album appears to be complete and the photos are in very good condition.
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