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New Year Celebration at Kawasaki Daishi
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Kawasaki, Japan – People perform ablutions at Kawasaki Daishi, January 3, 2016. The Buddhist temple is a popular site to practice hatsumode, the first visit to a place of worship in the New Year. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO)

New Year Celebration at Kawasaki Daishi
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Kawasaki, Japan – Vendors sell New Year’s treats along Nakamise-dori street outside Kawasaki Daishi temple, January 3, 2016. Close to three million visitors attend Kawasaki Daishi over the first three days of each New Year, and other major temples and shrines in Japan see similar numbers of visitors. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO)New Year Celebration at Kawasaki Daishi
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Kawasaki, Japan – People perform ablutions at Kawasaki Daishi, January 3, 2016. The Buddhist temple is a popular site to practice hatsumode, the first visit to a place of worship in the New Year. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO)

New Year Celebration at Kawasaki Daishi
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Kawasaki, Japan – Vendors sell New Year’s treats along Nakamise-dori street outside Kawasaki Daishi temple, January 3, 2016. Close to three million visitors attend Kawasaki Daishi over the first three days of each New Year, and other major temples and shrines in Japan see similar numbers of visitors. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO)New Year Celebration at Kawasaki Daishi
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Kawasaki, Japan – People perform ablutions at Kawasaki Daishi, January 3, 2016. The Buddhist temple is a popular site to practice hatsumode, the first visit to a place of worship in the New Year. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO)

New Year Celebration at Kawasaki Daishi
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Kawasaki, Japan – Vendors sell New Year’s treats along Nakamise-dori street outside Kawasaki Daishi temple, January 3, 2016. Close to three million visitors attend Kawasaki Daishi over the first three days of each New Year, and other major temples and shrines in Japan see similar numbers of visitors. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO)New Year Celebration at Kawasaki Daishi
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Kawasaki, Japan – People perform ablutions at Kawasaki Daishi, January 3, 2016. The Buddhist temple is a popular site to practice hatsumode, the first visit to a place of worship in the New Year. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO)

New Year Celebration at Kawasaki Daishi
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Kawasaki, Japan – Vendors sell New Year’s treats along Nakamise-dori street outside Kawasaki Daishi temple, January 3, 2016. Close to three million visitors attend Kawasaki Daishi over the first three days of each New Year, and other major temples and shrines in Japan see similar numbers of visitors. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO)New Year Celebration at Kawasaki Daishi
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Kawasaki, Japan – People perform ablutions at Kawasaki Daishi, January 3, 2016. The Buddhist temple is a popular site to practice hatsumode, the first visit to a place of worship in the New Year. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO)

New Year Celebration at Kawasaki Daishi
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Kawasaki, Japan – Vendors sell New Year’s treats along Nakamise-dori street outside Kawasaki Daishi temple, January 3, 2016. Close to three million visitors attend Kawasaki Daishi over the first three days of each New Year, and other major temples and shrines in Japan see similar numbers of visitors. (Photo by Ben Weller/AFLO)