Every year in February, thousands of men in fundoshi descend on Konomiya-jinja in Inazawa for one of Japan's most singular festivals. Most people watch from the sidelines. Nicolas Violé, a French traveler, went the day before and asked a question.Based on an account by reader Nicolas VioléPart 1: Making Your Own LuckWe went to the shrine the day before the festival. Not to scout — to ask.The Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri works like this: one man is de…
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