Participants in the traditional "fundoshi", or loincloth, carry a "mikoshi" (portable shrine) into the...
Participants in the traditional "fundoshi", or loincloth, carry a "mikoshi" (portable shrine) into the sea during the Enoshima midwinter festival in Fujisawa, south of Tokyo January 20, 2008. Hundreds of participants carried the portable shrines into the sea during the festival to celebrate Japan's Coming of Age Day and pray for safety at sea. REUTERS/Kim Kyung-Hoon (JAPAN)