By KEI KOBAYASHI/ Staff Writer
January 4, 2020 at 14:30 JST
Swimmers using the traditional Yamauchi-style of swimming hold up flags in the waters of Keireigahama beach in Utsuki, Oita Prefecture, on Jan. 3. (Kei Kobayashi)
USUKI, Oita Prefecture--Fifteen hardy individuals between the ages of 12 and 60 demonstrated a swimming technique born in the age of the samurai by braving the frigid waters here Jan. 3 to display their finely honed skills. [Read More]
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