Thread: Japanese... cults?

XD how come you know, that japan has a big porn industry? lol i'm just kidding Ray

But never heard about anything like that before

*psst* porn = adult movies, might be less offending for children ^^ but then again what 13 year old (or maybe younger) can say that they don't know what porn is, have seen one or other stuff like that

Why can't we have "ritual" like this in America?? Damn Judeo-Christian stranglehold on society.............

*shrug* I want this E-mail. Send it to me. NOW. I'm 24 and "frustrated".....

Grumble Grumble Grumble

Japan, (just like any other modern western society) does has it share of cults. (One was involved with a a nerve gas attack on a Tokyo subway station a few years ago...) Some cult like organizations are even covered in some recent anime series (e.g. 'Welcome to the NHK') Just like cults everywhere else, its probably best just to ignore them...

What you are referring to is simply a fertility festival. They have existed all over the globe at one time or another but many of the more 'modern' faiths have swept them under the rug of time.

Kanamara Matsuri is an example of a fertility festival still celebrated in Japan.

i must agree with Hassun. having lived in Japan and seen fertility rituals this is not shocking furthermore it does not surprise me taht this happened near a shrine. Some blessed places that are believed to have healing properties do not allow one to wear clothes or only allow for certain clothes. Besides teh presecnese of nudity does not mean that there is sex going on but even if there was, remember that japan is not a christian nation and shinto faith does not believe sex to be inherently evil like american society does. We refer to sex as naugthy, the bad thing, lets do something wicked, or wild. And a few legends I have read about good things came from people having sex with strangers that happened to be ghosts. Just research how teh sun came into the sky in japanese mythology.

are the email is real...if i got the email...i must be freak out or maybe a little bit just shock with some interesting photos....why i don't got the email...???!!!arrghhh....men and women having 'fiesta'...that must be really good no...really great photos you have....

Originally Posted by Alucard_ML

XD how come you know, that japan has a big porn industry? lol i'm just kidding Ray

But never heard about anything like that before

*psst* porn = adult movies, might be less offending for children ^^ but then again what 13 year old (or maybe younger) can say that they don't know what porn is, have seen one or other stuff like that

Well.. i do lots and lots of surfing... I miss having net at home T.T
xD Yea... Adult Movies sheesh....

Originally Posted by TaurusDemon23

Why can't we have "ritual" like this in America?? Damn Judeo-Christian stranglehold on society.............

*shrug* I want this E-mail. Send it to me. NOW. I'm 24 and "frustrated".....

O.O I think there are rituals such as that held in many corners in the world.. just.. "hidden" It's just.. I thought Japan would hold the "eastern" quality and there be no such rituals like this.. it's just.. biazzare...

Sex was a taboo subject here in Malaysia.. but things have changed after the infiltration of "open minded" thinking.. lol ^^ people's view have changed.. but.. there are still some of them that think that sex is just merely a reproduction method.. and leave it at that...

Originally Posted by LenMiyata

Grumble Grumble Grumble

Japan, (just like any other modern western society) does has it share of cults. (One was involved with a a nerve gas attack on a Tokyo subway station a few years ago...) Some cult like organizations are even covered in some recent anime series (e.g. 'Welcome to the NHK') Just like cults everywhere else, its probably best just to ignore them...

It had connection with cult? o.o Interesting....

Why Ignore when they commence acts like such? o.O

Originally Posted by Hassun

What you are referring to is simply a fertility festival. They have existed all over the globe at one time or another but many of the more 'modern' faiths have swept them under the rug of time.

Kanamara Matsuri is an example of a fertility festival still celebrated in Japan.

Wow... Thank you for the info there... who would have known.. o.o eh.. im just living in a different society i guess.. likeI explained earlier...

Originally Posted by beast

i must agree with Hassun. having lived in Japan and seen fertility rituals this is not shocking furthermore it does not surprise me taht this happened near a shrine. Some blessed places that are believed to have healing properties do not allow one to wear clothes or only allow for certain clothes. Besides teh presecnese of nudity does not mean that there is sex going on but even if there was, remember that japan is not a christian nation and shinto faith does not believe sex to be inherently evil like american society does. We refer to sex as naugthy, the bad thing, lets do something wicked, or wild. And a few legends I have read about good things came from people having sex with strangers that happened to be ghosts. Just research how teh sun came into the sky in japanese mythology.

Well.. thats traditions in different places huh? My.. Japan truly is different...
Hmm... I refer to it as.. FUN!

Originally Posted by fiqx

are the email is real...if i got the email...i must be freak out or maybe a little bit just shock with some interesting photos....why i don't got the email...???!!!arrghhh....men and women having 'fiesta'...that must be really good no...really great photos you have....

I seems real enough to me and what Hassun said is the proof to it... like the picture inserted in wikipedia link he gave..it was exactly the same thing... only there were more pics in my mail..

I hear some darker "cult" society hold this kind of... activities.. i don't think my gf would allow me to join such thing plus... better not interfere in things you don't understand >.<