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Participants carry a portable shrine in the sea during a mid-winter festival at Enoshima beach in Fujisawa, west of Tokyo, on Sunday. The annual festival is held to celebrate youths coming of age this year.
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serendipitous
Cold enough to freeze things on a brass monkey!
TrevorPeace
Gotta love the Japanese version of the Polar Bear Swim!
Monozuki
You can really feel their youthful zest and energy not minding the freezing cold sea, appropriate for the coming of age. Very dynamic picture!
gelendestrasse
I like the sailboat in the background....
inkochi
It is the afternoon, but Geez! carrying the mikoshi like that would really wake you up in the morning.