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Japanese New Year Ice Bath 2015

Japanese New Year Ice Bath 2015

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Tokyo, Japan – Participants wear only short or loincloths before taking a “purification” dip ice cold water during the annual […]

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(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Tokyo, Japan – Participants pour themselves cold water during the Annual New Year ice bath ceremony at Kanda Myojin Shinto […]

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Japanese New Year Ice Bath

Japanese New Year Ice Bath

(Click on the image above to view the full gallery) Tokyo, Japan – Participants in a New Year ice bath scream in coldness as they bask in icy water at […]

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Yabusame – Japan’s Horse ArchersYabusame – Japan’s Horse ArchersYabusame – Japan’s Horse ArchersYabusame – Japan’s Horse Archers

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File Photo :  Tokyo, Japan- A Yabusame rider from Takeda-ryu rides past spectators at Yabusame horse-back archery event at Meiji shrine during celebrations for Culture Day on Nov 3, 2009.  (Photo […]

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Kanamara Phallus FestivalKanamara Phallus Festivalかなまら祭り

Kanamara Phallus FestivalKanamara Phallus Festivalかなまら祭り

Annual feritility festival held in Kawasaki