Japanese pray on first day of business (10 images)

Thousands of office workers pray at Kanda Myojin shrine on the first business day of the new year in Tokyo, Japan, on January 4, 2013. UPI/Keizo Mori

Thousands of office workers pray at Kanda Myojin shrine on the first business day of the new year in Tokyo, Japan, on January 4, 2013. UPI/Keizo Mori

Thousands of office workers pray at Kanda Myojin shrine on the first business day of the new year in Tokyo, Japan, on January 4, 2013. UPI/Keizo Mori

Many "Omikuji" are tied at Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo, Japan, on January 4, 2013. Many Japanese people believe that by tying the "Omikuji" around a tree branch, good fortune will come true or bad fortune can be averted. UPI/Keizo Mori