Yukake Festival takes place in Kawarayu Hot Springs

Yukake Festival takes place in Kawarayu Hot Springs

NAGANOHARA, Japan - Men wearing traditional Japanese loincloths splash each other with warm water at the Kawarayu hot spring district in Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, on Jan. 20, 2010, during the annual Yukake Festival. Some 60 men took part in the ritual as they prayed for the prosperity of the region. The resort district had been scheduled to be submerged due to the construction of a dam, known as the Yamba Dam, until the Democratic Party of Japan decided to abort the project. (Kyodo)

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