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Kanamaru penis festival 2007

Kanamara festival of the steel phallus in Kawasaki, Japan, 1st April 2007. The shrine was originally to set up by prostitutes to pray for protection from syphillis. Now the yearly festival raises money for HIV research.

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Kanamara festival of the steel phallus in Kawasaki, Japan, 1st April 2007. The shrine was originally to set up by prostitutes to pray for protection from syphillis. Now the yearly festival raises money for HIV research.