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Mugi Himegami Matsuri (Phallic Deity Festival)
牟岐姫神祭りむぎひめがみまつり
D A T E2026-07-26
A phallic-faith festival held on the last weekend of July each year at Mugi Hachiman Shrine in Mugi Town, Kaifu District, Tokushima Prefecture. Based on a tragic-romance legend tied to 'Himegami', a phallic-shaped rock (3 m tall, 1.5 m in diameter) on the uninhabited offshore island of Mugi-Ōshima, a phallic deity body is paraded through the town and then carried by fishing boats in a maritime parade out to Mugi-Ōshima. A local rite combining prayers for agricultural and fishing prosperity with phallic faith.
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- 01Palanquin procession of a phallic deity body about 3 m tall
- 02Maritime parade of fishing boats out to the uninhabited island of Mugi-Ōshima
- 03Unique structure combining a tragic-romance legend with phallic faith
- 04Twin prayers for agricultural fertility and safety at sea
- 05A summer festival including a fireworks display at night
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