寒中水浴大会 - Kanchu Misogi [Ice Water Bathing Festival]
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To join this event please see below and send me a message on LINE. Without this, you will not find out our meeting point. EVERYONE needs to do this EVERY TIME, including those who have participated with me previously.
We are just going to watch this!
BBC video about the event
However, if you are totally mad, you can take an ice bath by registering HERE in advance.
Winter is usually a time to stay inside, keep warm, and not go jumping into pools of freezing water. However, one New Year tradition at Teppozu Inari Shrine has people leaping into an ice-cold bath.
This event is known as the Winter Bathing Tournament (Kanchu Misogi) and is accompanied by prayers and celebrations for the New Year. While you might not want to take part, it’s still a sight to see.
Everything kicks off around 11 a.m. on the second Sunday of January each year. The shrine priests first conduct prayers and present offerings while the tub is prepared. It’s then filled to the brim with icy water. Once the prayers and warm up are completed, participants hop in wearing only their loincloths for modesty. (Women get to wear a bit more than the men.)
We will meet at Hatchobori Station at 10:25am. Please kindly ensure you arrive punctually.
◾️After you have applied to join this event, please contact Mark via the Line application quoting your FULL NAME and this message: [Ice bathing event - 11th January] MARK's LINE ACCOUNT
If you would like to bring a guest, please ask me via Line.
◾️参加されるイベントの名前(フルネーム)と日付を付けてマークにLINEしてください。
例:[Ice bathing event - 11th January] MARK's LINE ACCOUNT
定員の都合上、お連れ様がいる時は事前にLINEでご相談ください。
Additional fees - entrance to the shrine is free.
Event fee:
¥500 if you pay by 7pm on 10th January (PayPay, or in cash at an earlier event).
¥700 in cash on the event day (11th January) - please bring the correct money.
If you don't have PayPay, please ask a friend or coworker to do the transaction for you (give them cash!).
Cancellation policy:
- Full refund given if cancellation is notified BY LINE MESSAGE at least 36 hours before the event start time.
- Reservation and then no-showing without prepayment requires full payment of the event fee via PayPay within 24 hours. Further non-payment will result in removal from the group.
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After the event, you may submit a review/evaluation. Please kindly rate appropriately as a low evaluation has an impact on the group. Things you should clearly understand in advance:
- I (Mark) am not a tour guide. For many events this will also be my first time, and events are mainly organised based on intensive internet research.
- Nature cannot be guaranteed, so flower festivals may be impacted by the recent climate.
- We aim to depart on time, however bus schedules might change. This is unavoidable.
- We request participants arrive EARLY. In rare cases we might wait a few minutes if we do not need to take a bus.
- The number of participants is not guaranteed. However we will not have large groups.
- The event finish time might be earlier or later than advertised. The hiking time might be longer/shorter than anticipated. Return bus times are not guaranteed.
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