Participants, dressed only in loincloths, are warming up after bathing in a pool of freezing-cold water during the annual midwinter ice water bathing (Kanchu-Suiyoku) purification ceremony at Teppozu Inari Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, on January 14, 2024. Approximately 87 brave participants are joining the purification ritual to pray for a healthy new year.
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