Travel Videos 365 - BETA version 1.02

Check out the related Video Response from my gimmeaflakeman channel. Comment & Rate!! OR I will become impotent...This video needs a minute to get off...the ground! This also called HOUNEN MATSURI and takes place at Tagata Jinja which is near Komaki City...about 30 minutes north of Nagoya where I live. I.... more

Here is a little something from Honen Matsuri, a local spring festival where we celebrate the birth & renewal that spring brings. And what better way to do that than to celebrate & worship the almighty life giver, the almighty cock. So bow your head & tremble before the awesome power that is the almighty.... more

The ceremnial procession, displaying the 3 wooden penis statues at the annual Kanamara Matsuri or "Iron Penis" Festival in Kawasaki, Japan. It's a pretty fun occasion and one can see lots of drag queens, families and tourists. The parade is the highlight of the day. Unfortunately my SD card was full just when the big one came around.

paul merton experiences the obligatory western presenter eating gross food in china segment.

The final part of Kirsten's birthday video...Kirsten is picked up by a Dani woman and paraded around the village. The song is Bohemian Like You by Dandy Warhols. Finally, me in a penis gourd *blush* set to Elvis Costello's Never Fall in Love. (Thanks Honeylinkus!)

The Chief honors Mark and Olly with initiations. Part of the rites involve wearing a 20" gourd around the penis. ===== http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Living_with_the_Tribes/ci.Ollys_Blog_-_Initiation.show?vgnextfmt=show Here's an excerpt from Ollie's blog. Go to above link to read it all. It would.... more

This video highlights the CLIMAX of the festival, where in the three 御神輿(Omikoshi-or hand carried portable shrines) back to the shrine's main courtyard. This festival takes place on the first Sunday of April each year in the city of 川崎(Kawasaki) at the 若宮八幡金山神社 (Wakamiya Hachiman Kanayama Jinja - Jinja meaning Shrine).

Finally, after all these years, I arrived at the ultimate proof that bad weather can lead to going to the movies, which can lead to talking about yourself, which can lead to muscle-of-love issues, which can lead to work from home, which can lead to raining, which can lead to YouTube's most popular karaoke, which can.... more

hounen matsuri at tagata shrine in japan.3/15/2007

Mark & Olly remove their uncomfortable penis gourds without first asking for permission. The Chief gets royally offended. ===== http://www.travelchannel.com/TV_Shows/Living_with_the_Tribes/ci.Ollys_Blog_-_Initiation.show?vgnextfmt=show Here's an excerpt from Ollie's blog. Go to above link to read it all. It.... more