A wild shrine-carrying festival was held in western Japan on Saturday, with more than 4,000 men taking part.
The Hadakabo festival originated in the early 10th century reception of a scholar and politician, Sugawara no Michizane, by local people when he visited the area.
About 4,500 men dressed in white carried a portable shrine and then dropped it on a stone stairway at Hofu Tenmangu Shrine.
The mobile shrine weighing about 500 kilograms is believed to carry the soul of the scholar and bring good luck when touched.
The participants wrestled one another, yelling and screaming, eager to touch the shrine.
A 36-year-old woman from the area said she could well see how excited the men were. She added that she would have taken part in the event if she were a man.
Hofu Tenmangu Shrine says the event attracted about 110,000 people.
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