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