Honen Matsuri 2015: Cock sweets, phallus god, prayer plaque penises

The annual Honen (or Hounen) Matsuri was held recently, confirming once again what a horny religion Shinto is.

The festival in Aichi is Japan’s second most famous fertility festival, after the now insanely popular Kanamara Festival in Kawasaki, which takes place next month.

Honen Matsuri takes place on March 15th, appropriately the day after White Day (when men give women chocolate).

As always, the Shinto rite featured parades of ceremonially dressed people and a giant phallus being taken to Tagata Jinja shrine.

Plus there were lots of phallic merchandise for sale, (if the web is to be believed) bought solely by giggling young girls.

The Twittersphere was abuzz with the usual sniggering at girls (and foreigners) gleefully nibbling phallic sweets or holding cock toys, and the main spectacle of the giant cock being treated like a god (as it should be!).

Even the prayer plaques had cocks on them.

Oh, by the way, the Japanese police think all these cocks are fine. But heaven help you if you try to show a replica of female genitalia!