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FEBRUARY 17, 2019 - Men in loincloths celebrate as they enter the shrine during the Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival, in Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.<br />
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The festival, which dates to A.D. 767, is held annually to ward off bad luck. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU]

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Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri
FEBRUARY 17, 2019 - Men in loincloths celebrate as they enter the shrine during the Konomiya Hadaka Matsuri, or Naked Festival, in Inazawa City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan.

The festival, which dates to A.D. 767, is held annually to ward off bad luck. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO) (JAPAN) [UHU]

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Photographer: Ben Weller
Source: AFLO
Date 17 Feb 2019
Location: Inazawa Aichi JPN
Credit: Ben Weller/AFLO
Copyright: Ben Weller
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