A woman uses her mobile phone to take pictures of a male participant in the traditional "fundoshi" or loincloth before Enoshima midwinter festival in Fujisawa, south of Tokyo Jan. 20, 2008. Hundreds of participants carried the portable shrines in the sea at the festival to celebrate Japan's Coming of Age Day and pray for the safety in the sea. (Source: chinadaily.com.cn/Agencies)


Male participants in the traditional "fundoshi" or loincloth wait for the start of Enoshima midwinter festival in Fujisawa, south of Tokyo Jan. 20, 2008. Hundreds of participants carried the portable shrines in the sea at the festival to celebrate Japan's Coming of Age Day and pray for the safety in the sea. (Source: chinadaily.com.cn/Agencies)