“The Kanamara Matsuri (かなまら祭り “Festival of the Steel Phallus”) is an annual Shinto fertility festival held in Kawasaki, Japan in spring held in Kanayama shrine (金山神社). The exact dates vary: the main festivities fall on the first Sunday in April. The pen*s forms the central theme of the event that is reflected everywhere — in illustrations, candy, carved vegetables, decorations, and a mikoshi parade”. – Wikipedia
Photo: Tourists pose with a large wooden phallus as part of the annual Utamaro Festival April 3, 2005 in Kawasaki, Japan. The Utamaro Festival is traditionally held when the cherry blossoms bloom in Kawasaki since the Edo era, 1630 to 1867, when people can seek to be blessed with children and for a good relationship between husband and wife. (Photo by Koichi Kamoshida/Getty Images)