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Worshippers in Tokyo plunge into ice bath to mark New Year (2) / 34EW9DH
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Worshippers at a Tokyo shrine welcome the new year with an ice-cold bath in an annual tradition that dates back about 70 years.
Participants warm up through stretches and chants before plunging into a pool filled with huge ice blocks.
"The whole thing, it was just amazing. I would definitely do it again," said Louis Sterker, a first-time participant visiting Japan from Germany. IMAGES AND SOUNDBITES