Ice bucket challenge 2018: Japanese pilgrims plunge into freezing water to celebrate New Year

Ice bucket challenge 2018: Japanese pilgrims plunge into freezing water to celebrate New Year
Japanese bathers braved freezing temperatures to perform a traditional ice bath ritual in Tokyo on Saturday. Dressed only in loincloths, the 44 participants make a fresh start to the New Year by plunging into ice-cold water. COURTESY: RT's RUPTLY video agency, NO RE-UPLOAD, NO REUSE - FOR LICENSING, PLEASE, CONTACT http://ruptly.tv RT LIVE http://rt.com/on-air Subscribe to RT! http://www.youtube.com/subscription_center?add_user=RussiaToday Like us on Facebook http://ift.tt/owj9OZ Follow us on Telegram https://t.me/rtintl Follow us on VK http://ift.tt/2yr9Rau Follow us on Twitter http://twitter.com/RT_com Follow us on Instagram http://instagram.com/rt Follow us on Google+ http://ift.tt/SlZ8ne Listen to us on Soundcloud: http://ift.tt/1EZNJiG RT (Russia Today) is a global news network broadcasting from Moscow and Washington studios. RT is the first news channel to break the 1 billion YouTube views benchmark.