Discover the Kanchu Misogi Festival, an annual tradition of Hokkaido's Kikonai town! Every year, on January 15th, hundreds of people gather together at Misogi Beach of Kikonai, Hokkaido, to watch as four young men dive straight into the freezing cold ocean. This ritual is a part of the “The Kanchu Misogi Festival” which, for the residents of southern Hokkaido, is a long running tradition which marks the height of the winter season. The Kanchu Misogi Festival (or “Cold-Endurance Purification Fest

I blew the Horagai before we entered the waterfall today for Takigyô Misogi Tanren. | Bushinden Tasmania Toku Bu Ryū Sui Budō Dōjō 武神傳徳武流水武道道場