Bankers count money offered to Kyoto shrine

Bankers count money offered to Kyoto shrine

Bankers count money offered during the first three days of 2016 at the Fushimi Inari Taisha shrine in Japan's ancient city of Kyoto on Jan. 4. It is a custom at the start of a new year in the country to make an offering at a Shinto shrine. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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