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Tokyo Men Take An Icy Bath
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![January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than narrow strips of loincloths, Japanese men of all ages, and a few women in thin white robes, brave frigid temperatures perform a ritual of purification at a Shinto shrine in the heart of downtown Tokyo on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Later, the intrepid group of 90 submerged in a pool of near- freezing water in their prayers to the gods for good health and for the safety of their families in the coming year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000qIO5STU5OUQ/t/124/I0000qIO5STU5OUQ.jpg)
January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than...
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![January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than narrow strips of loincloths, Japanese men of all ages, and a few women in thin white robes, brave frigid temperatures perform a ritual of purification at a Shinto shrine in the heart of downtown Tokyo on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Later, the intrepid group of 90 submerged in a pool of near- freezing water in their prayers to the gods for good health and for the safety of their families in the coming year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000BFAlkN30lJw/t/124/I0000BFAlkN30lJw.jpg)
January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than...
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![January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than narrow strips of loincloths, Japanese men of all ages, and a few women in thin white robes, brave frigid temperatures perform a ritual of purification at a Shinto shrine in the heart of downtown Tokyo on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Later, the intrepid group of 90 submerged in a pool of near- freezing water in their prayers to the gods for good health and for the safety of their families in the coming year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000_fr3HnxiqJ8/t/124/I0000_fr3HnxiqJ8.jpg)
January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than...
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![January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than narrow strips of loincloths, Japanese men of all ages, and a few women in thin white robes, brave frigid temperatures perform a ritual of purification at a Shinto shrine in the heart of downtown Tokyo on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Later, the intrepid group of 90 submerged in a pool of near- freezing water in their prayers to the gods for good health and for the safety of their families in the coming year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000J69knoC2Vvw/t/124/I0000J69knoC2Vvw.jpg)
January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than...
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![January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than narrow strips of loincloths, Japanese men of all ages, and a few women in thin white robes, brave frigid temperatures perform a ritual of purification at a Shinto shrine in the heart of downtown Tokyo on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Later, the intrepid group of 90 submerged in a pool of near- freezing water in their prayers to the gods for good health and for the safety of their families in the coming year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I000093LHorCTTAg/t/124/I000093LHorCTTAg.jpg)
January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than...
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![January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than narrow strips of loincloths, Japanese men of all ages, and a few women in thin white robes, brave frigid temperatures perform a ritual of purification at a Shinto shrine in the heart of downtown Tokyo on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Later, the intrepid group of 90 submerged in a pool of near- freezing water in their prayers to the gods for good health and for the safety of their families in the coming year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000vCONBPi0HJk/t/124/I0000vCONBPi0HJk.jpg)
January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than...
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![January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than narrow strips of loincloths, Japanese men of all ages, and a few women in thin white robes, brave frigid temperatures perform a ritual of purification at a Shinto shrine in the heart of downtown Tokyo on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Later, the intrepid group of 90 submerged in a pool of near- freezing water in their prayers to the gods for good health and for the safety of their families in the coming year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000bPpZm4ucsmE/t/124/I0000bPpZm4ucsmE.jpg)
January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than...
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![January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than narrow strips of loincloths, Japanese men of all ages, and a few women in thin white robes, brave frigid temperatures perform a ritual of purification at a Shinto shrine in the heart of downtown Tokyo on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Later, the intrepid group of 90 submerged in a pool of near- freezing water in their prayers to the gods for good health and for the safety of their families in the coming year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000ve0nrx43nYs/t/124/I0000ve0nrx43nYs.jpg)
January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than...
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![January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than narrow strips of loincloths, Japanese men of all ages, and a few women in thin white robes, brave frigid temperatures perform a ritual of purification at a Shinto shrine in the heart of downtown Tokyo on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Later, the intrepid group of 90 submerged in a pool of near- freezing water in their prayers to the gods for good health and for the safety of their families in the coming year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00007LCQzeU1fqs/t/124/I00007LCQzeU1fqs.jpg)
January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than...
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![January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than narrow strips of loincloths, Japanese men of all ages, and a few women in thin white robes, brave frigid temperatures perform a ritual of purification at a Shinto shrine in the heart of downtown Tokyo on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Later, the intrepid group of 90 submerged in a pool of near- freezing water in their prayers to the gods for good health and for the safety of their families in the coming year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000fuXLtQN6et0/t/124/I0000fuXLtQN6et0.jpg)
January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than...
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![January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than narrow strips of loincloths, Japanese men of all ages, and a few women in thin white robes, brave frigid temperatures perform a ritual of purification at a Shinto shrine in the heart of downtown Tokyo on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Later, the intrepid group of 90 submerged in a pool of near- freezing water in their prayers to the gods for good health and for the safety of their families in the coming year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000lXNyd6zOFW0/t/124/I0000lXNyd6zOFW0.jpg)
January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than...
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![January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than narrow strips of loincloths, Japanese men of all ages, and a few women in thin white robes, brave frigid temperatures perform a ritual of purification at a Shinto shrine in the heart of downtown Tokyo on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Later, the intrepid group of 90 submerged in a pool of near- freezing water in their prayers to the gods for good health and for the safety of their families in the coming year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00002fxkfnnVxuQ/t/124/I00002fxkfnnVxuQ.jpg)
January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than...
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![January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than narrow strips of loincloths, Japanese men of all ages, and a few women in thin white robes, brave frigid temperatures perform a ritual of purification at a Shinto shrine in the heart of downtown Tokyo on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Later, the intrepid group of 90 submerged in a pool of near- freezing water in their prayers to the gods for good health and for the safety of their families in the coming year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000j6oJMw_fBvk/t/124/I0000j6oJMw_fBvk.jpg)
January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than...
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![January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than narrow strips of loincloths, Japanese men of all ages, and a few women in thin white robes, brave frigid temperatures perform a ritual of purification at a Shinto shrine in the heart of downtown Tokyo on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Later, the intrepid group of 90 submerged in a pool of near- freezing water in their prayers to the gods for good health and for the safety of their families in the coming year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000YEGSzN_yiI0/t/124/I0000YEGSzN_yiI0.jpg)
January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than...
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![January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than narrow strips of loincloths, Japanese men of all ages, and a few women in thin white robes, brave frigid temperatures perform a ritual of purification at a Shinto shrine in the heart of downtown Tokyo on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Later, the intrepid group of 90 submerged in a pool of near- freezing water in their prayers to the gods for good health and for the safety of their families in the coming year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00006D3ZzjIuvf0/t/124/I00006D3ZzjIuvf0.jpg)
January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than...
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![January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than narrow strips of loincloths, Japanese men of all ages, and a few women in thin white robes, brave frigid temperatures perform a ritual of purification at a Shinto shrine in the heart of downtown Tokyo on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Later, the intrepid group of 90 submerged in a pool of near- freezing water in their prayers to the gods for good health and for the safety of their families in the coming year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I00006PMobiBkfwc/t/124/I00006PMobiBkfwc.jpg)
January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than...
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![January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than narrow strips of loincloths, Japanese men of all ages, and a few women in thin white robes, brave frigid temperatures perform a ritual of purification at a Shinto shrine in the heart of downtown Tokyo on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Later, the intrepid group of 90 submerged in a pool of near- freezing water in their prayers to the gods for good health and for the safety of their families in the coming year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO) [3615] -mis-](http://cdn.c.photoshelter.com/img-get/I0000TTcD0blm9Lg/t/124/I0000TTcD0blm9Lg.jpg)
January 9, 2011, Tokyo, Japan - Clad in nothing more than...