Annual cold-endurance festival held at Shinto shrines in Japan www.upi.com

Participants running before basking in water at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, on January 10, 2015.
Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License PhotoParticipants pray before basking in water at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, on January 10, 2015.
Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License PhotoParticipants pray before basking in water at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, on January 10, 2015.
Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License PhotoParticipants purify oneself by cold water during the the cold-endurance ceremony "Kanchu-Misogi" at Kanda Myojin Shrine in Tokyo, Japan, on January 10, 2015.
Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI | License PhotoTOKYO, Jan. 10 (UPI) -- Followers of Shintoism poured cold water on themselves for the annual cold-endurance festival in Tokyo, Japan on Saturday.