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Preparations for 2024 Year of Dragon

Preparations for 2024 Year of Dragon

A chief priest performs a purification ritual in front of a giant "ema" prayer plaque with an illustration of a dragon, the Chinese zodiac sign for 2024, at Niu Kanshobu shrine in Kudoyama in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 3, 2023.

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Preparations for 2023 Year of Rabbit

Preparations for 2023 Year of Rabbit

A giant "ema" votive plaque bearing an illustration of rabbits, the next year's Chinese zodiac sign, stands at Niu Kanshobu shrine in Kudoyama in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 4, 2022.

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Preparations for 2023 Year of Rabbit

Preparations for 2023 Year of Rabbit

A giant "ema" votive plaque bearing an illustration of rabbits, the next year's Chinese zodiac sign, stands at Niu Kanshobu shrine in Kudoyama in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on Dec. 4, 2022.

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