Reservations for Naked Man now open!
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Stonewall Japan
Jan 20, 2009, 4:33:32 AM1/20/09
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The time has come, lovelies, to send in reservations for a spot on the
buses and also put your name down for the Annual Pre-Naked Man
Stonewall dinner (tabe/nomihoudai, probably) beforehand. Get on it,
sharpish, people.
We need to know a rough estimate of numbers for the dinner asap, so
please send an email to stonewalljapan@ gmail.com if you would like to
come.
Below are the full and complete details from Richard, the fabulously
gay OkaJET President.
Every year on the third Saturday of February, the town of Saidaiji in
Okayama Prefecture hosts one of the most popular and famous hadaka
matsuri (naked festivals) in Japan. In English, it is commonly called
"Naked Man." Thousands of men, dressed only in fundoshi, similar to
the "diapers" worn in sumo, brave the winter cold to participate in a
tradition hundreds of years old.
The participants, of which there were 9000 in 2007, run around the
temple grounds, periodically passing through purifying water. As
midnight nears and steam rises from the now quite warmed-up throngs of
"naked men," more than ten thousand spectators wait for the lights to
go out and shingi, lucky sticks, to be dropped into the crowd. For
several intense minutes, the men struggle for the shingi, attempting
to be one of the lucky few to make it off the temple grounds intact
and holding the prize.
An article about 2007's event:
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20070318x2.html
For foreign residents of Japan it is a legendary and oft-attended
event. Turnout is always high and a good time is had by all. Okayama's
AJET chapter has won the National AJET award for best multi-prefecture
event three years in a row for Naked Man, and we intend to make it
four this year with the highest turnout ever.
That's where you come in. We want you and everyone you know to come
with us to experience one of the most uniquely Japanese events around.
This event is open to everyone interested in coming along with us:
JETs, Japanese people, friends, lovers, and enemies.
When and Where
Saturday, February 21 on the west side of Okayama Station. The runners
bus will be boarding at 7pm sharp. The spectators will board one hour
later at 8pm. Don't worry if you aren't familiar with the area. We
will provide phone contacts and maps at a later date.
Cost
The price for spectators is 3000 yen (2500 for Okayama AJET members).
This gets you a ride to the event and back to Okayama station, as well
as a ticket to a good place to watch the action.
The price for "runners" is 2000 yen (1500 for Okayama AJET members)
This gets you a ride to the event and back, plus of course the expert
guidance of the AJET volunteers. We haven't lost anyone yet! Runners
will also need 3000 to 4000 yen pocket money to pay for your fundoshi
and tabi, as well as someone to expertly jam it up your oshiri in true
Japanese style. You might also want money for "refreshments."
RSVP and Payment
If you would like to make a reservation, email nakedm...@gmail.com
You may reserve for yourself and as many other people as you like. In
the email please include name(s), type of participation for each
person (spectator or runner), and your location if you are coming from
outside of Okayama Prefecture. When we receive your email we will send
a confirmation within a day or so. When you have received my
confirmation please pay by postal furikomi.
Our account information is as follows:
Account #: 15420-14842081
Account name: AJET Okayama Shibu or AJET 岡山支部
All reservations and payment are due Saturday, February 7. No
exceptions.
Other Information
If you have any questions please contact us at nakedm...@gmail.com
We encourage everyone to get a big group together from their areas,
AJET groups, friends, teaching staff, etc. Get your PE teacher to show
off just how tough he really is.
Please note that no person with a tattoo, even if it is covered up by
bandages etc should apply to be a runner. The temple who holds the
event's rule, not ours.
This year like every year there will be an AJET Stonewall event before
the festival for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered
participants. If you'd like more information please contact us at
nakedm...@gmail.com. This year the Stonewall coordinators and
Okajet will be working together on this joint event.
We will be sending further information in the coming weeks.
Good luck and ganbatte!
Okayama AJET Committee
- Stonewall Japan
buses and also put your name down for the Annual Pre-Naked Man
Stonewall dinner (tabe/nomihoudai, probably) beforehand. Get on it,
sharpish, people.
We need to know a rough estimate of numbers for the dinner asap, so
please send an email to stonewalljapan@ gmail.com if you would like to
come.
Below are the full and complete details from Richard, the fabulously
gay OkaJET President.
Every year on the third Saturday of February, the town of Saidaiji in
Okayama Prefecture hosts one of the most popular and famous hadaka
matsuri (naked festivals) in Japan. In English, it is commonly called
"Naked Man." Thousands of men, dressed only in fundoshi, similar to
the "diapers" worn in sumo, brave the winter cold to participate in a
tradition hundreds of years old.
The participants, of which there were 9000 in 2007, run around the
temple grounds, periodically passing through purifying water. As
midnight nears and steam rises from the now quite warmed-up throngs of
"naked men," more than ten thousand spectators wait for the lights to
go out and shingi, lucky sticks, to be dropped into the crowd. For
several intense minutes, the men struggle for the shingi, attempting
to be one of the lucky few to make it off the temple grounds intact
and holding the prize.
An article about 2007's event:
http://search.japantimes.co.jp/cgi-bin/fl20070318x2.html
For foreign residents of Japan it is a legendary and oft-attended
event. Turnout is always high and a good time is had by all. Okayama's
AJET chapter has won the National AJET award for best multi-prefecture
event three years in a row for Naked Man, and we intend to make it
four this year with the highest turnout ever.
That's where you come in. We want you and everyone you know to come
with us to experience one of the most uniquely Japanese events around.
This event is open to everyone interested in coming along with us:
JETs, Japanese people, friends, lovers, and enemies.
When and Where
Saturday, February 21 on the west side of Okayama Station. The runners
bus will be boarding at 7pm sharp. The spectators will board one hour
later at 8pm. Don't worry if you aren't familiar with the area. We
will provide phone contacts and maps at a later date.
Cost
The price for spectators is 3000 yen (2500 for Okayama AJET members).
This gets you a ride to the event and back to Okayama station, as well
as a ticket to a good place to watch the action.
The price for "runners" is 2000 yen (1500 for Okayama AJET members)
This gets you a ride to the event and back, plus of course the expert
guidance of the AJET volunteers. We haven't lost anyone yet! Runners
will also need 3000 to 4000 yen pocket money to pay for your fundoshi
and tabi, as well as someone to expertly jam it up your oshiri in true
Japanese style. You might also want money for "refreshments."
RSVP and Payment
If you would like to make a reservation, email nakedm...@gmail.com
You may reserve for yourself and as many other people as you like. In
the email please include name(s), type of participation for each
person (spectator or runner), and your location if you are coming from
outside of Okayama Prefecture. When we receive your email we will send
a confirmation within a day or so. When you have received my
confirmation please pay by postal furikomi.
Our account information is as follows:
Account #: 15420-14842081
Account name: AJET Okayama Shibu or AJET 岡山支部
All reservations and payment are due Saturday, February 7. No
exceptions.
Other Information
If you have any questions please contact us at nakedm...@gmail.com
We encourage everyone to get a big group together from their areas,
AJET groups, friends, teaching staff, etc. Get your PE teacher to show
off just how tough he really is.
Please note that no person with a tattoo, even if it is covered up by
bandages etc should apply to be a runner. The temple who holds the
event's rule, not ours.
This year like every year there will be an AJET Stonewall event before
the festival for Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgendered
participants. If you'd like more information please contact us at
nakedm...@gmail.com. This year the Stonewall coordinators and
Okajet will be working together on this joint event.
We will be sending further information in the coming weeks.
Good luck and ganbatte!
Okayama AJET Committee
- Stonewall Japan
Stonewall Japan
Jan 25, 2009, 1:18:15 AM1/25/09
to Stonewall Japan
A reminder to all!
The time has come for all you lovely people to send in reservations
Stonewall dinner aka pregaming for the throngs of nearly naked men
running through cold water on a cold night to catch two tiny little
sticks!
For the dinner, no place has been actually been reserved yet -- but
that's because no one has really responded to wanting to come to the
dinner. Generally dinner is a course menu with a nomihoudai drink
menu, costing appx 3,000¥, and lasts for about an hour and a half. It
generally runs from about 6:00/6:15 to 7:30/7:45. The buses for
spectators for the festival will depart at appx. 8:15 from Okayama
station, and we're never that far of a walk from there for the
dinner.
SO, here's how it goes -- if you would be interested doing dinner with
a bunch of gays and friends in the city before viewing something about
9,000 men in fundoshi attempting to fight for sticks, let us know!
THANKS!
Yours truly,
Jon and Fiona
The time has come for all you lovely people to send in reservations
for a spot on the
buses and also get your name down for the Annual Pre-Naked Man
Stonewall dinner aka pregaming for the throngs of nearly naked men
running through cold water on a cold night to catch two tiny little
sticks!
For the dinner, no place has been actually been reserved yet -- but
that's because no one has really responded to wanting to come to the
dinner. Generally dinner is a course menu with a nomihoudai drink
menu, costing appx 3,000¥, and lasts for about an hour and a half. It
generally runs from about 6:00/6:15 to 7:30/7:45. The buses for
spectators for the festival will depart at appx. 8:15 from Okayama
station, and we're never that far of a walk from there for the
dinner.
SO, here's how it goes -- if you would be interested doing dinner with
a bunch of gays and friends in the city before viewing something about
9,000 men in fundoshi attempting to fight for sticks, let us know!
THANKS!
Yours truly,
Jon and Fiona
TheAgenda
Jan 31, 2009, 1:39:32 AM1/31/09
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Okay so reservations for Naked Man are to nakedm...@gmail.com...are
reservations for the dinner to the same address?
reservations for the dinner to the same address?
Stonewall Japan
Feb 1, 2009, 7:32:39 AM2/1/09
to Stonewall Japan
You can indeed send dinner reservations to the same address as your
reservation for Naked Man :)
See you there!
On Jan 31, 3:39 pm, TheAgenda <nohol...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Okay so reservations for Naked Man are to nakedman2...@gmail.com...are
reservation for Naked Man :)
See you there!
On Jan 31, 3:39 pm, TheAgenda <nohol...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Okay so reservations for Naked Man are to nakedman2...@gmail.com...are
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