"Hadaka Matsuri" a.k.a. "The Naked Man Festival"!!!
February 18th 2006 On Saturday the 18th a bunch of English teachers and I travelled to Okayama City (about 3 hours East of Hiroshima City) for a weekend of castle viewing, festivals, and yes, naked men!
My weekend began with a 3 hour train ride with Casey to Okayama City. Once there we decided to go and check out Okayama Castle. The castle is usually nick-named "U-jo" or "Crow Castle" due to its "black appear
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