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At Tokyo’s Kanda Myojin Shrine, Shinto Ritual Participants Cleanse Themselves With Freezing Cold Water in early January.

The ritual is known as misogi.

Warm Weather Makes Japanese Wintry Dip Seem Refreshing

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