A man wearing a loin cloth holds on to an ice as he bathes in ...
A man wearing a loin cloth holds on to an ice as he bathes in ice-cold water at the Teppozu Inari shrine in Tokyo January 11, 2009. About 60 participants took part in the Shinto ceremony to purify their souls and wish for good health in the new year.
REUTERS/Yuriko Nakao (JAPAN)