Japanese new year, shogatsu. Shinto Priest, Kannushi, reading from a scroll while performing a blessing ceremony at the Ikuta Shinto shrine in Kobe.

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Size: 3648px × 5472px
Location: Ikuta shrine, Kobe, Japan.
Photo credit: © Malcolm Fairman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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