Wishing for prosperity

Wishing for prosperity

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Visitors wishing for prosperity put coins on tuna offered by a local fishery cooperative at Nishinomiya Shrine, a Shinto shrine dedicated to Ebisu, the god of commerce, in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 8, 2014.

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