New Year ice bath ceremony at Kanda Myojin
January 26, 2019, Tokyo, Japan – Shinto believers recite a prayer before they pour cold water over themselves to purify their bodies and souls as part of the Daikoku festival […]
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Anime, Bizarre
Akihabara Shrine offers memorial services for dead anime figures
A shrine maiden posed for a portrait in front of the entrance of Akihabara shrine in Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan. June 27, 2016. (Photo by Richard Atrero de Guzman/AFLO) Anime figures […]
Features, Traditional Japan
Japanese New Year’s Ice Bath at Kanda Myojin Shrine
Participants dressed only in loincloths and flimsy underwear pray before pouring buckets of freezing cold water over themselves during a traditional New Year ice bath ceremony. The ceremony took place […]
News, Society, Traditional Japan
Japanese Businessmen Pray for Better Business in 2013Japanese Businessmen Pray for Better Business in 2013Japanese Businessmen Pray for Better Business in 2013Japanese Businessmen Pray for Better Business in 2013Japanese Businessmen Pray for Better Business in 2013
(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Tokyo, Japan – A Shinto priest performs a purification ritual for a group of Japanese business persons who offer prayers […]
