Men with a healthy male organ, take note: The annual male organ festival in Japan applauds your careful attention to proper male organ care.  And coming from this annual (and very popular) celebration of the manhood, that is quite a compliment indeed.

The Kawasaki way

Held the first Sunday in April in Kawasaki, the Kanamara Matsuri (literally, the Festival of the Steel Male Organ) began in 1977; however, the shrine that is its centerpiece dates back centuries.

According to a legend from the 1600s, a demon took up residence in a young woman's female organ and kept biting off the organs of any man who tried to enter her. Understandably frustrated, she sought the help of a blacksmith, who fashioned a steel member. When this was placed inside the woman, the demon bit down and broke his teeth. His lesson learned, he left the poor woman alone.

Keep a healthy male organ

The Kanamara shrine venerates the male member and the male organ festival focuses on the importance of maintaining the health of one's equipment. While the celebration features many fun activities and is overflowing with giant tools, candies in the shape of members and a wide range of prosthetic appendages, the main message is: A healthy male organ is a happy male organ.

That's a lesson that more men need to take to heart. It's laudable that many men take steps to protect themselves and their partners from social diseases by using proper protection; that's absolutely essential to good manhood health.

However, often men think that this protection is all there is to maintaining a healthy male organ. As a result, they may tend to neglect more "everyday" issues that can have a significant impact on how one's manhood looks and feels.

Among the issues that are often overlooked by men are:

- The aroma of the tool. A slight scent of musk attached to one's package can stimulate a partner's olfactory responses, and that's good. But a tool that carries around with it a rank, sweaty odor is a big liability. Indeed, unwanted male organ odor is a major complaint among many women.

- Unsightly male organ skin. The skin of the member is especially sensitive – and therefore it can go from looking fit and healthy to dry and unappealing relatively easily. Dry patches, flakiness, scaliness, red splotches and other common dermatological problems can be major game-changers, in the wrong way.

- De-sensitization. All those nerve ending in the member are crucial to a man's optimum enjoyment of sensual activity, whether with a partner or by himself. When those nerves are alive, the experience of sensual activity is thrilling. However, a tool can become de-sensitized over time, especially if it is frequently submitted to rough (if enjoyable) handling during sensual activity. When the nerves become deadened, the sensory experience is impacted in a significantly negative way.

One doesn't need to attend a male organ festival to understand the importance of a healthy male organ or to take steps to ensure the health of one's own manhood. Using a first-class male organ health crème (health professionals recommend Man1 Man Oil) is one of the easiest ways to help maintain the health of that rod. Ideally, one wants a crème that can address all the issues mentioned above. Therefore, finding a crème with vitamin A, natural moisturizers and acetyl L-carnitine is essential. Vitamin A has anti-bacterial properties that actively fight the root causes of rank member odor. Natural moisturizers like Shea butter and vitamin E battle the dehydration that causes many dermatological issues. And acetyl L-carnitine is a neuroprotective ingredient that helps fight the peripheral nerve damage that interferes with manhood sensitivity. Put them all in one crème and the result is a superior yet easily applied method of keeping one's member healthy and happy.

Visit http://www.menshealthfirst.com for additional information on most common manhood health issues, tips on improving member sensitivity and what to do to maintain a healthy male organ. John Dugan is a professional writer who specializes in men's health issues and is an ongoing contributing writer to numerous websites.