I've already blogged about one Buddhist sect's A certain sector of Aichi Prefecture, says Cyzo (April), is packed with sordid Shinto shrines and brazen Buddhist temples dedicated to the pleasures of the flesh."Tabito" has some photos of Mama Kannon on Flickr. It looks deceptively normal at first, but a closer inspection reveals the breast-shaped incense holder, and the breast fountain with squirting nipples.
Aichi, the monthly notes, is home to Mama Kannon, the only Buddhist temple in the country devoted entirely to the worship of women's breasts.
Apparently, the real purpose of the temple is for pregnant women to pray that their babies will be born easily and grow up healthy (because they'll be well-nourished, as symbolized by breasts full of mother's milk). Still, I think I may have been deeply religious for years now, and never even knew it.
FOLLOW-UP:
Not interested in Buddhism? There's always Shinto, with festivals like this and this.
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