At Kawasaki’s ‘penis festival,’ phalluses are vessels of compassion
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Source: The Japan Times
Published: 2026-05-23 09:05 UTC+10:00
Section: LIFE
Factuality Score: 95
Opinion Category: Neutral
Topics: Culture & Entertainment, Immigration, Weather, Asia Pacific
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Kawasaki – Each year on the first Sunday of April, large crowds pour into Kawasaki, a city in Kanagawa Prefecture just across Tokyo’s southern border more known for its factories and refineries than tourist hot spots. These visitors are directed by smartly uniformed security guards to the leafy Kanayama Shrine, a place of worship far from Kawasaki’s city center.
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