Crazy Japanese spanking festival - Onda Matsuri おんだ祭 お尻たたき

Glimpses from the Onda Matsuri festival in Asuka village. http://bit.ly/asuka-onda-matsuri 明日香村の飛鳥坐神社のおんだ祭りの最中、お尻叩きの様子です。 Asuka was once a residence of rulers of Japan. Located in the center of Nara Prefecture, it hosts one of the oldest relics of the Japanese culture we know today. Temples, shrines, archeological sites along with festivals and customs are preserved there for hundreds of years. Onda Matsuri is a name for festivals related to growing rice and fertility. In addition festival in Asuka Niimasu Jinja is accompanied with an unusual custom of ...see for yourself.