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JAPAN - THE ENCOURAGING SHRINE

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.

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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