Apr 04, 2010 - Kawasaki, Japan - A visitor holds a wooden phallic figure during the Kanamara Matsuri (Festival of the Steel Phallus) held in Wakamiya Hachimangu Shrine on April 4, 2010 in Kawasaki, Japan. The annual feritility festival, held traditionally the first Sunday in April, is said to encourage fertility and bring harmony to married couples. The festival has also become somewhat of a tourist attraction and is used to raise money for HIV research and awareness of AIDS prevention.
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