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Tokyo begins new business year with prayer (11 images)

Thousands gather to pray on Friday, the first business day of the new year in Tokyo.



Thousands of office workers worship at Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI
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Three gods are enshrined at Kanda Myojin: the god of marriage, Onamuchinomikoto; the god of business prosperity, Sukunahikonanomikoto; and the god of expelling evil, Tairanomasakadonomikoto. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI
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Thousands of office workers pray. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI
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A Shinto priest performs the "Oharai" ritual of purification for office workers during a ceremony at Kanda Myojin shrine. Photo by Keizo Mori/UPI
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