Large cod dedicated to north Japan shrine in festival to pray for good catch, safety
Large cod were carried in procession and dedicated to a local Shinto shrine in this northern Japan city Feb. 4 in a unique festival traditionally held around the first day of spring according to the ...
Tourists enjoy sake, rice cakes in 'kamakura' snow huts in northern Japan
People in the northern Japanese prefecture of Akita are welcoming tourists with a traditional festival that features dozens ...
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Japanese bathe in icy water to purify their souls
Scantily clad shrine parishioners throw icy cold water on himself during the annual cold-endurance festival at Kanda Myojin Shinto shrine in Tokyo, Jan. 18. (AP Photo) ...
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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 ... adhering to Japanese tradition to purify the soul and pray for good health ...