Japanese new year, shogatsu. Shinto Ikuta shrine in Kobe packed with crowds of people conducting their hatsumode, first visit of the new year.

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Size: 5080px × 3387px
Location: Ikuta shrine, Kobe, Japan
Photo credit: © Malcolm Fairman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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