Japanese Businessmen Pray for Better Business in 2013Japanese Businessmen Pray for Better Business in 2013Japanese Businessmen Pray for Better Business in 2013Japanese Businessmen Pray for Better Business in 2013Japanese Businessmen Pray for Better Business in 2013

Japanese businessmen praying for thriving business at Tokyo's Kanda Myojin

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Tokyo, Japan – A Shinto priest performs a purification ritual for a group of Japanese business persons who offer prayers for thriving business at Tokyo’s Kanda Myojin, a Shinto shrine thought to enshrine the god of prosperous business, January 4, 2013, the first business day of the year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

Japanese businessmen praying for thriving business at Tokyo's Kanda Myojin

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Tokyo, Japan – A huge throng of Japanese business persons offer prayers for thriving business at Tokyo’s Kanda Myojin, January 4, 2013. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)Japanese businessmen praying for thriving business at Tokyo's Kanda Myojin

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Tokyo, Japan – A Shinto priest performs a purification ritual for a group of Japanese business persons who offer prayers for thriving business at Tokyo’s Kanda Myojin, a Shinto shrine thought to enshrine the god of prosperous business, January 4, 2013, the first business day of the year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

Japanese businessmen praying for thriving business at Tokyo's Kanda Myojin

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Tokyo, Japan – A huge throng of Japanese business persons offer prayers for thriving business at Tokyo’s Kanda Myojin, January 4, 2013. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)Japanese businessmen praying for thriving business at Tokyo's Kanda Myojin

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Tokyo, Japan – A Shinto priest performs a purification ritual for a group of Japanese business persons who offer prayers for thriving business at Tokyo’s Kanda Myojin, a Shinto shrine thought to enshrine the god of prosperous business, January 4, 2013, the first business day of the year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

Japanese businessmen praying for thriving business at Tokyo's Kanda Myojin

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Tokyo, Japan – A huge throng of Japanese business persons offer prayers for thriving business at Tokyo’s Kanda Myojin, January 4, 2013. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)Japanese businessmen praying for thriving business at Tokyo's Kanda Myojin

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Tokyo, Japan – A Shinto priest performs a purification ritual for a group of Japanese business persons who offer prayers for thriving business at Tokyo’s Kanda Myojin, a Shinto shrine thought to enshrine the god of prosperous business, January 4, 2013, the first business day of the year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

Japanese businessmen praying for thriving business at Tokyo's Kanda Myojin

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Tokyo, Japan – A huge throng of Japanese business persons offer prayers for thriving business at Tokyo’s Kanda Myojin, January 4, 2013. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)Japanese businessmen praying for thriving business at Tokyo's Kanda Myojin

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Tokyo, Japan – A Shinto priest performs a purification ritual for a group of Japanese business persons who offer prayers for thriving business at Tokyo’s Kanda Myojin, a Shinto shrine thought to enshrine the god of prosperous business, January 4, 2013, the first business day of the year. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)

Japanese businessmen praying for thriving business at Tokyo's Kanda Myojin

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Tokyo, Japan – A huge throng of Japanese business persons offer prayers for thriving business at Tokyo’s Kanda Myojin, January 4, 2013. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)