Ikuta shrine, Kobe. New Year. Crowds filling the shrine buying fortune papers, omikuji, from Miko, shrine maidens at specially constructed counter.

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Size: 5184px × 3456px
Location: Ikuta shrine, Kobe, Japan
Photo credit: © Malcolm Fairman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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