Women's entry into Shinto priesthood increasing

TOKYO, Japan - Photo taken Feb. 6, 2014 shows Nobuyo Otagaki, a female chief priest at the Amagasaki Ebisu Shrine, in Amagasaki, Hyogo Prefecture, performing a purification rite in the city in front of businesspeople to pray for prosperity in their businesses.

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