Japan, Kobe, Ikuta shrine. New Year. People buying omikuji, paper fortune slips, from two rows of counters, being served by shrine maidens, Miko. They are on their Hatsumode, first visit of the new year. Crowded, busy.

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Size: 5199px × 3466px
Location: Ikuta Shrine, Kobe, Hyogo Prefecture, Japan
Photo credit: © Malcolm Fairman / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
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