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[Breaking News]Making of lucky charms at Japan shrine

SHINGU, Japan, Jan. 24 Kyodo - Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for upcoming Setsubun celebration reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2025. (Kyodo)

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Making of lucky charms at Japan shrine

Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for upcoming Setsubun celebration reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2025.

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Making of lucky charms at Japan shrine

Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for upcoming Setsubun celebration reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2025.

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Making of Setsubun lucky charms in Japan

SHINGU, Japan, Jan. 26 Kyodo - Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for Setsubun, signifying the arrival of spring in the old calendar in Japan, on Feb. 3 reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2024. (Kyodo)

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Making of Setsubun lucky charms in Japan

Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for Setsubun, signifying the arrival of spring in the old calendar in Japan, on Feb. 3 reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2024.

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Making of Setsubun lucky charms in Japan

Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for Setsubun, signifying the arrival of spring in the old calendar in Japan, on Feb. 3 reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 26, 2024.

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Setsubun lucky charms in Japan

Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for Setsubun on Feb. 3 reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 20, 2023.

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Setsubun lucky charms in Japan

Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for Setsubun on Feb. 3 reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 20, 2023.

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Lucky willow decoration making at Japan shrine

Making of Kiccho lucky willow branch decorations for the Feb. 2 Setsubun day reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 20, 2021.

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Lucky willow decoration making at Japan shrine

Making of Kiccho lucky willow branch decorations for the Feb. 2 Setsubun day reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 20, 2021.

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Lucky willow decoration making at Japan shrine

Making of Kiccho lucky willow branch decorations for the Feb. 3 Setsubun day that heralds the arrival of spring reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Lucky willow decoration making at Japan shrine

Making of Kiccho lucky willow branch decorations for the Feb. 3 Setsubun day that heralds the arrival of spring reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama Taisha shrine in Shingu, Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 24, 2020. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Good luck ornaments for coming of spring being prepared

SHINGU, Japan - A woman at the Kumano-Hayatama Shrine in the western Japan prefecture of Wakayama prepares good luck ''kiccho,'' decorative arrangements of twigs with ornaments attached, for a festival celebrating the coming of spring Feb. 3. Attached to the willow twigs are decorations in the shape of old Japanese gold coins, sea bream fish and amulets, as well as small, colored rice cakes.