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Tragic Crush at Naked Festival Leaves Three Unconscious

2/25/2026

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Three men remain unconscious after a crush at Saidaiji Kannon-in Temple during the annual naked festival, overshadowing the 500-year tradition.
Around 10 PM on Saturday, about 10,000 participants wearing mawashi competed for sacred wooden sticks called shingi.
Six participants collapsed during the event.
The unconscious men are aged 42, 47, and 58 from Okayama City and Mimasaka City, and emergency teams used defibrillators before transporting them to the hospital.

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Three men remain unconscious after a crush at Saidaiji Kannon-in Temple during the annual naked festival, overshadowing the 500-year tradition.
Around 10 PM on Saturday, about 10,000 participants wearing mawashi competed for sacred wooden sticks called shingi.
Six participants collapsed during the event.
The unconscious men are aged 42, 47, and 58 from Okayama City and Mimasaka City, and emergency teams used defibrillators before transporting them to the hospital.