'Lucky man race' held at Shinto shrine in west Japan

'Lucky man race' held at Shinto shrine in west Japan

OSAKA, Japan - Participants dash as the gate opens for an annual race to pick a "Fuku-otoko" (lucky man) at Nishinomiya Shrine in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2015. The first man to reach the main hall of the Shinto shrine is crowned the year's lucky man.

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