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Japanese bathe in icy water to purify their souls
a Shinto shrine in downtown Tokyo. About 40 participants jogged around the shrine and did some physical exercises to warm up before entering a pool of knee-high water chilled further with big ...
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People soak in cold water praying for recovery of Japan's disaster areas
About 20 Shinto priests and others gathered early morning at a place where riverbed water from Mount Hakusan was accumulated. They were wearing white loincloths or white costumes. All the ...
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AP Photos: Japanese bathe in icy water at a Tokyo shrine to purify their souls
a Shinto shrine in downtown Tokyo. About 40 participants jogged around the shrine and did some physical exercises to warm up before entering a pool of knee-high water chilled further with big ...
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'Porridge ritual' at Japan Shinto shrine predicts state of society, harvest in 2025
adzuki beans and water, which was cooked overnight over a traditional Japanese open hearth. The fire was lit using a wooden stick rubbed to create friction, a traditional method. Seven Shinto ...
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Japanese bathe in icy water at Tokyo shrine in purification ritual
Shrine parishioners throw icy cold water on themselves during the annual cold-endurance festival at Kanda Myojin Shinto shrine in Tokyo, on Jan. 18, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko) TOKYO (AP ...