Japan is the place where ridiculous things are easily accepted by everyone. For instance, this ancient penis-worship shrine built out of grave stones. No one knows exactly when it was made, but it clearly came before 1364 since there was a book written about it in that year. We do, however, know it was made "for couples hoping to have the healthy children," which is a great thing to support with our tax money.
People from all over the world get together in the small rural town to pray in hopes that last night's shag without a condom will be successful.
The husbands come back to pray for their expecting wives and pay 1,000 yen to buy this wooden wish board on which they write their desperate hopes for healthy children.
And then they come back again to pay another 1,000 yen to express their appreciation for the lord of penis.
"Touch the balls gently, give some coins, and you'll be excellent." A totally incomprehensible order has been given by the lord of penis that lies inside the shrine.
"I wish Miles's disorder would get better."
What a weird thing to find.
"The man of the world."
Maybe he is talking about his size?
I bought the penis talismans for my friends at the souvenir shop...
Which also had a great selection of dick candies.
There's another shrine on the next stop off the local train. It worships the vagina.
People are very serious.
AMI KANEKO
Battering dong!
Posted by: TK | 01/09/2009 at 19:44
are those bowling balls with the holes filled in? ahahahaha
Posted by: bonner | 01/09/2009 at 19:45
you can't put pussy on a pedestal!
Posted by: 40 year old sturgeon | 01/09/2009 at 19:47
Would it be disrespectful to kiss the cunt rock? I'd rather put my lips on that than the Blarney Stone.
Posted by: DabblesInPacifism | 01/09/2009 at 20:00
thanks for the close up of the poles. from a distance i thought they were just run-of-the-mill stone poles, but nope. they are dicks, too.
Posted by: jiminy | 01/09/2009 at 20:15
What about the butt hole? Seriously. I am opening the LITTLE BROWN SUNSHINE HALL OF FAME tomorrow.
Posted by: jermajesty | 01/09/2009 at 20:28
this is so funny!
Posted by: catbird | 01/09/2009 at 22:36
This is ridiculous. I live not too far from these two shrines. The explanations under the pictures are totally out of historical context - they are fertility shrines, which were very common around the world in the past. People go to pray for things related to marriage and childbirth. The opening line of the article - 'Japan is the place where ridiculous things are easily accepted by everyone' - is arrogant and stupid. This is no less ridiculous than hundreds of things no-one every thinks about because they are familiar with them.
Posted by: John A | 02/09/2009 at 09:06
"Give some coins and you'll be excellent." What a scheme these Japanese are running. They should lace those dick lollipops with viagra.
Posted by: Jono | 02/09/2009 at 16:52
Hehe, funny it is but John's right about the fertility shrine...interesting photos though.
Posted by: Tan | 21/10/2009 at 22:32
I am in awe of the fact that in Japan anything can be made into a cell phone charm. Apparently, even an ancient tradition of praying for fertility and a healthy child. When you think about America as a whole, for the most part the first thing that comes to mind is our consumerist nature but in some ways Japan might just overshadow us in that department. interesting.
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