Japanese Belly Button

Japanese Belly Button
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July 28, 2008 12:35 PM Updated 14 years ago
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By Hiroyuki Muramoto , Reuters Life!
SHIBUKAWA, Japan (Reuters Life!) - It was belly-up for thousands of people who indulged in a weekend of navel gazing at a festival dedicated to the belly button in central Japan.
Children and adults, many of them sporting painted stomachs, took part at the annual Belly Button Festival in Shibukawa, north of Tokyo, where dancing in the streets is compulsory.
“The belly button is traditionally believed to be located in the middle of the body and the most important part. Our town, Shibukawa, is also called the belly button of Japan, and that is how this festival began,” said festival organizer Kazuo Yamada.
The festival is based on a traditional Japanese form of entertainment where revelers paint a face on their torsos and stomachs and pretend it is a head.
A kimono is then wrapped around the waist and the person’s real head is hidden by a large cloth hat. The belly button is traditionally painted into a mouth.
These days, modern motifs and Japanese anime designs have crept in to the festival, which city officials said is all about having fun.
“It’s about everyone doing something together. But it’s essentially pretty silly so it’s just about having fun and going for the ride,” said Hironori Kanou, a 26-year-old city hall employee who was walking around with a painted belly.
The only thing festival-goers take seriously is dancing: participants sashayed through the streets of Shibukawa for over two hours in the sweltering heat.
Writing by Olivier Fabre, editing by Miral Fahmy
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Shibukawa City has proclaimed itself as the "belly button of Japan" since 1984, for locating at the very center of Japan. Since that year, it has also hosted the Shibukawa Heso (Belly button) Matsuri.
The "Belly Button Dance Parade" where people from young to old dance with their belly buttons out, and the freeform dance where people showcase unique styles are among the attractions. The sight of them dancing with large drawings on their bellies is a unique sight, which attracts many visitors from all across the country. Many belly-button related events are held as well, other than the dance festival.
The "Belly Button Dance Parade" begins at 5 pm. Draw a large face on your stomach, and dance to the light-hearted rhythms of " Heso Ondo " (belly-button song)! You are allowed to join the parade on the day of the festival. Just visit the festival headquarters tent by 4 pm.
Even if you are not participating, cheer everyone up by shouting "Hesso matsuri! Sore!" during the parade.
Near Shinmachi Gosaro (festival location) are the "belly button rock" and "belly button jizo , located at the center of Japan. The "belly button rock" was discovered by the army general Sakanoue no Tamuramaro about 1200 years ago on his way back from the east when he told "this is the belly button of Japan". The Jizo has a proud large belly button on its stomach, and it is said that your wishes will come true if you pray while caressing it, and it is even said that it will bring wishes of pregnancy come true.
The temperature will be very high, so hydrate yourself often and be cautious of heat strokes.
Please do not lose sight of your children during hours that become very crowded.
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Shibukawa Station, JR Joetsu/Agatsuma Line
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Address: In the vicinity of 1904 Shibukawa (Shinmachi) Shibukawa City, Gunma Prefecture
Walk north-west for 10 min after getting off at Shibukawa Station
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