Kyoto shrine starts counting donations

KYOTO, Japan - Bank employees count money donated to Fushimiinari-Taisha Shrine in Kyoto's Fushimi Ward on Jan. 4. Around 2.88 million people visited the shrine during the first three days of the new year to pray for a good 2004.

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