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People make first shrine visit to Meiji Shrine in Tokyo on New Year

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Tokyo, Jan 1 (EFFE/EPA).- Visitors on Friday prayed for their health, prosperity and good future during their first visit of the new year at Meiji Shrine in Tokyo.Annually, more than three million people visit Meiji Shrine during the first three days of the New Year. (Camera: KIMIMASA MAYAMA).SHOT LIST: PEOPLE VISIT MEIJI SHRINE DURING THE NEW YEAR IN TOKYO, JAPAN.

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