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Three Unconscious at Okayama Naked Festival: Safety Concerns Rise

2/22/2026

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Three men were unconscious at Okayama's Saidaiji Temple during the naked festival on February 21.
Local police said three other attendees sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Dating to the Muromachi period and drawing about 10,000 participants, the festival involves participants purifying themselves with cold water before vying for two wooden sticks containing sacred talismans.
The event's history includes a fatality in 2007.

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Three men were unconscious at Okayama's Saidaiji Temple during the naked festival on February 21.
Local police said three other attendees sustained non-life-threatening injuries.
Dating to the Muromachi period and drawing about 10,000 participants, the festival involves participants purifying themselves with cold water before vying for two wooden sticks containing sacred talismans.
The event's history includes a fatality in 2007.