'Lucky man race' held at Nishonomiya Shrine in western Japan

'Lucky man race' held at Nishonomiya Shrine in western Japan

NISHINOMIYA, Japan, Jan. 10 Kyodo - The top three finishers of a New Year race to pick a "Fuku-otoko" (lucky man) hold up framed Chinese characters and paintings, all suggesting luck, at Nishinomiya Shrine in Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, western Japan, on Jan. 10, 2016. The 16-year-old Michinari Mizuta (C) became the year's "luckiest man" among about 6,000 participants, winning the 230-meter race from the shrine's gate to the main hall.

Men race for 'luckiest' award at Japan shrine

Men race for 'luckiest' award at Japan shrine

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Osaka sports university student Hidetoshi Minami (C, green top) sprints on his way to winning the ''luckiest man'' award in a 230-meter race from the main gate to the main building of Nishinomiya Shrine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2010. Some 6,000 men took part in the annual race.

Rooftop yoga in Tokyo

Rooftop yoga in Tokyo

About 50 people, mostly salaried workers, take part in a morning yoga session on the rooftop of the 230-meter-high Shibuya Sky building in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2020, before going to work.

Rooftop yoga in Tokyo

Rooftop yoga in Tokyo

About 50 people, mostly salaried workers, take part in a morning yoga session on the rooftop of the 230-meter-high Shibuya Sky building in Tokyo on Aug. 26, 2020, before going to work.

Men race for 'luckiest' award at Japan shrine

Men race for 'luckiest' award at Japan shrine

NISHINOMIYA, Japan - Osaka sports university student Hidetoshi Minami (C, green top) sprints on his way to winning the ''luckiest man'' award in a 230-meter race from the main gate to the main building of Nishinomiya Shrine, Nishinomiya, Hyogo Prefecture, on Jan. 10, 2010. Some 6,000 men took part in the annual race. (Kyodo)