Prime Minister Hatoyama visits Ise Jingu

Prime Minister Hatoyama visits Ise Jingu

ISE, Japan - Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama (2nd from R in front), accompanied by a Shinto priest, visits Ise Jingu, a Shinto shrine in Ise, Mie Prefecture, on Jan. 4, 2010, maintaining the tradition of New Year's pilgrimages by Japanese prime ministers to the shrine.

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