"Uchimizu" event in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district

"Uchimizu" event in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district

About 40 people in yukata, a casual summer version of kimono, splash water on a street in Tokyo's Ginza shopping district during an "uchimizu" event on Aug. 6, 2017. Uchimizu is an old Japanese custom of using a bucket and ladle to splash streets and gardens with water to counter the summer heat and dust in the air. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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