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Annual 'Ebisu' festival for business success begins

OSAKA, Japan - "Fuku musume," or good luck girls, clad in kimono and donning golden headwear resembling those of ancient Japanese court nobles hand out lucky charms of bamboo branches to visitors at Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, on Jan. 9, 2015. The "Yoi Ebisu" (Eve of Ebisu) event preludes the main "Toka Ebisu" festival held annually through Jan. 11 during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business success.

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Annual 'Ebisu' festival for business success begins

OSAKA, Japan - Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, is packed with visitors for the "Yoi Ebisu" (Eve of Ebisu) event on Jan. 9, 2015, ahead of the main "Toka Ebisu" festival held annually through Jan. 11 during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business success.

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Festival to wish for business success in Osaka

Visitors crowd Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, for the "Yoi Ebisu" (Eve of Ebisu) event on Jan. 9, 2022, the first day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu Festival at which people pray to Ebisu, the deity of commerce, for success in business.

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Festival to wish for business success in Osaka

Visitors crowd Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, for the "Yoi Ebisu" (Eve of Ebisu) event on Jan. 9, 2022, the first day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu Festival at which people pray to Ebisu, the deity of commerce, for success in business.

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Festival to wish for business success in Osaka

Visitors crowd Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, for the "Yoi Ebisu" (Eve of Ebisu) event on Jan. 9, 2022, the first day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu Festival at which people pray to Ebisu, the deity of commerce, for success in business.

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Annual 'Ebisu' festival for business success begins

OSAKA, Japan - Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, is packed with visitors for the "Yoi Ebisu" (Eve of Ebisu) event on Jan. 9, 2015, ahead of the main "Toka Ebisu" festival held annually through Jan. 11 during which people pray to Ebisu, the patron deity of commerce, for business success. (Kyodo)

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Festival to wish for business success in Osaka

Visitors crowd Imamiya Ebisu Shrine in Osaka, western Japan, for the "Yoi Ebisu" (Eve of Ebisu) event on Jan. 9, 2019, the first day of the annual three-day Toka Ebisu Festival at which people pray to Ebisu, the deity of commerce, for success in business. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo