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Tokyo Shrine Hosts Icy Ritual for New Year Blessings
In Tokyo, participants braved frigid conditions at the Kanda Myojin Shrine for a traditional Japanese ritual aimed at purifying the soul and ushering in good health for the new year. Clad in minimal ...
Japanese bathe in icy water at Tokyo shrine in purification ritual
Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water on Saturday in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanes ...
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AP Photos: Japanese bathe in icy water at a Tokyo shrine to purify their souls
TOKYO (AP) — Dozens of people soaked and splashed themselves in painfully icy cold water on Saturday in a pool at a Tokyo shrine, adhering to Japanese ... ritual at the Kanda Myojin, a Shinto ...