Men splash hot spring water at traditional Japanese festival

Men splash hot spring water at traditional Japanese festival

Men in red or white loincloths splash hot spring water at one another during a traditional "Yukake" festival at the Kawarayu hot spring resort in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, eastern Japan, on Jan 20, 2015. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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