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Barenaked Brit Skinny-Dips at Tokyo Palace

Tourist arrested after climbing royal wall during hour-long chase

By Ambreen Ali,  Newser User

Posted Oct 7, 2008 1:16 PM CDT

(Newser) – A naked Westerner jumped into the moat surrounding Japan’s fortified imperial palace today, Reuters reports, climbing its walls during a chase that lasted more than an hour. Onlookers giggled and snapped photos of the 40-year-old bald man, who claimed to be a British tourist from Spain. He was captured and released; “We are checking on his mental condition now,” a spokesman said.

A man identified as a middle-aged Westerner swims in the moat of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo today.
A man identified as a middle-aged Westerner swims in the moat of the Imperial Palace in Tokyo today.   (AP Photo)
A naked man (behind the blur) went for a swim today in the moat around Tokyo's imperial palace, then threw rocks at police before he was detained.
A naked man (behind the blur) went for a swim today in the moat around Tokyo's imperial palace, then threw rocks at police before he was detained.   (paburons2)
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