Hot water festival
NAGANOHARA, Japan - Near-naked men cheer and splash hot water over each other in a "hot water festival" held in the pre-dawn chill at a hot spring resort in the town of Naganohara, Gunma Prefecture, on Jan. 20, 2014. The festival reaches a climax when four chickens burst forth from balls hanging overhead. The festival, intended to bring prosperity to the local community, is said to have its origins in a legend that a dried-up hot spring started to discharge hot water again after local residents dedicated a chicken to it some 400 years ago.
- Product Code
- ILEA001191287
- Registered date
- 2014/1/20 00:00:00
- Credit
- Kyodo / Kyodo News Images
- Media source
- 2014 Kyodo News
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- 2089 × 2349 pixel
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