A group of people wearing white loincloths and gowns on Sunday (January 11) knelt in a Tokyo pool filled with icy water and chanted prayers with their hands clasped tightly - a traditional ritual ...

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TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Participants gather at the Teppuzu Inari Shrine in Tokyo to bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New ...

TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Participants gather at the Teppuzu Inari Shrine in Tokyo to bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual. This is a photo ...

Get any of our free daily email newsletters — news headlines, opinion, e-edition, obituaries and more. TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Participants gather at the Teppuzu Inari Shrine in Tokyo to bathe in ice-cold ...

TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Participants gather at the Teppuzu Inari Shrine in Tokyo to bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual. Oxford residents ...

TOKYO, Japan (AP) — Participants gather at the Teppuzu Inari Shrine in Tokyo to bathe in ice-cold water to purify their souls and pray for good health during a New Year's ritual. An 18-year-old Hamden ...

Residents of the collective house Kankan Mori gather at the dining hall and eat together, as seen in Tokyo's Arakawa Ward on Oct. 26, 2025. (Mainichi/Mimi Niimiya) TOKYO -- In Tokyo, some people live ...