Ais dan lelaki Jepun

Ice, ice baby. lelaki Jepun hanya memakai seluar dan bandanas memeluk blok gergasi ais dalam kolam beku untuk membersihkan jiwa mereka

Ice to meet to: Despite holding a giant block of ice in a freeing cold pool, this Shinto worshipper manages to crack a smile for the cameras

The ritual also helps to keep the participants physically fit and tests their endurance

Happy New Year: Kanchu Misogi is a traditional new year festival in Japan for followers of Shinto which is supposed to purify body and soul and bring good fortune

Shinto is more of a way of life, rather than a religion, as it has no commandments, no God, no founder and allows people to follow other beliefs

Desite this man's suffering, Shiinto teaches that humans are essentially good and that the spirits that watch over them love them and want them to succeed

Shinto means 'way of the spirits' and is seldom worshipped outside of Japan because of its very strong link with the Japanese landscape