Preparations for 2023 Year of Rabbit

Preparations for 2023 Year of Rabbit

A giant "ema" votive plaque bearing an illustration of rabbits, the next year's Chinese zodiac sign, stands at Niu Kanshobu shrine in Kudoyama in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 4, 2022.

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