Year of Rabbit in 2023

Year of Rabbit in 2023

Photo shows a giant "ema" votive tablet featuring an illustration of rabbits at Kumano Nachi Taisha shrine in Nachikatsuura in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 15, 2022, ahead of the start of the Year of Rabbit in 2023.

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