Japan is no different, and while some of its traditions are known in the West, there is one particular festival that trumps the rest given just how bizarre it is. The "Shukatsu Festa" is an annual ...

The aptly-named 'Everyone Listen to the Farts of Beautiful Women' festival ... A BIZARRE fiesta where oddballs get to listen to and smell the farts of stunning models is to be held in Japan.

Japanese 'Naked' Festivals Keep Centuries-Old Tradition ... of marching around town in only loincloth. While perhaps strange if you've got a Western sensibility, the practice is rather routine ...

This symbol of fertility is at the centre of the Kanamara Matsuri (“Festival of the Steel Phallus”), which ranks as one of Japan’s kisai or “bizarre festivals“, and the story behind it is just as ...

OSHU, Iwate Prefecture--One of Japan’s more bizarre festivals with a 1,000-year history that involves near-naked men fighting over a hemp bag of charms was held for the last time on Feb. 17.

In a mere 12 minutes, this video about Japan covers everything from its strange cultural mores to its equally strange economy. Before you get hung up on the ugly caricatures of Japan people and ...

Japan has many unique customs which may appear strange at first glance to foreign visitors. A reporter for the NTV program "Zoom In!! Saturday" went to Omotesando in Tokyo to ask foreigners to give ...

Japan is home to many local festivals, but some of the best known ... The boys walk about a mile in sweltering July heat. While perhaps strange if you've got a Western sensibility, the practice ...