Japanese test endurance in water purification ritual
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Shinto believers splash cold water over themselves to purify their bodies and souls as part of a new year endurance show at Kanda Shrine, known as Kanda Myojin, in Tokyo on Jan 12, 2013. About 50 people participated in the annual winter event. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A Shinto believer pours cold water over himself to purify his body and soul as part of the new year endurance show at Kanda Shrine, known as Kanda Myojin, in Tokyo on Jan 12, 2013. About 50 people participated in the annual winter event. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Shinto believers pour cold water over themselves to purify their bodies and souls as part of the new year endurance show at Kanda Shrine, known as Kanda Myojin, in Tokyo on Jan 12, 2013. About 50 people participated in the annual winter event. -- PHOTO: AFP
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A Shinto believer pours cold water over himself to purify his body and soul as part of the new year endurance show at Kanda Shrine, known as Kanda Myojin, in Tokyo on Jan 12, 2013. About 50 people participated in the annual winter event. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Shinto believers pour cold water over themselves to purify their bodies and souls as part of the new year endurance show at Kanda Shrine, known as Kanda Myojin, in Tokyo on Jan 12, 2013. About 50 people participated in the annual winter event. -- PHOTO: AFP
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Led by a Shinto priest (centre), near-naked believers jog into the site before pouring water over themselves to purify their bodies and souls as part of a new year endurance show at Kanda Shrine, known as Kanda Myojin, in Tokyo on Jan 12, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP
Shinto believers splash cold water over themselves to purify their bodies and souls as part of a new year endurance show at Kanda Shrine, known as Kanda Myojin, in Tokyo on Jan 12, 2013. About 50 people participated in the annual winter event. -- PHOTO: AFP
A Shinto believer pours cold water over himself to purify his body and soul as part of the new year endurance show at Kanda Shrine, known as Kanda Myojin, in Tokyo on Jan 12, 2013. About 50 people participated in the annual winter event. -- PHOTO: AFP
Shinto believers pour cold water over themselves to purify their bodies and souls as part of the new year endurance show at Kanda Shrine, known as Kanda Myojin, in Tokyo on Jan 12, 2013. About 50 people participated in the annual winter event. -- PHOTO: AFP
A Shinto believer pours cold water over himself to purify his body and soul as part of the new year endurance show at Kanda Shrine, known as Kanda Myojin, in Tokyo on Jan 12, 2013. About 50 people participated in the annual winter event. -- PHOTO: AFP
Shinto believers pour cold water over themselves to purify their bodies and souls as part of the new year endurance show at Kanda Shrine, known as Kanda Myojin, in Tokyo on Jan 12, 2013. About 50 people participated in the annual winter event. -- PHOTO: AFP
Led by a Shinto priest (centre), near-naked believers jog into the site before pouring water over themselves to purify their bodies and souls as part of a new year endurance show at Kanda Shrine, known as Kanda Myojin, in Tokyo on Jan 12, 2013. -- PHOTO: AFP
Shinto believers pour cold water over themselves despite the winter cold to purify their bodies and souls as part of the new year endurance show at Kanda Shrine, known as Kanda Myojin, in Tokyo on Jan 12, 2013.
About 50 people participated in the annual winter event.
