New Year in Japan. The Shinto Nishinomiya shrine office selling good luck and fortune papers to people queuing in the early morning after praying.

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Size: 3846px × 2564px
Location: Nishinomiya Shrine, Japan.
Photo credit: © Malcolm Fairman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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