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New Year decorations: (from left) shimekazari rope, kadomatsu pines, and kagami mochi rice cakes. (© Photolibrary)
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Visitors crowd around the main hall at the Meiji Shrine to offer up their first prayer of the New Year, while a staff member gathers money tossed into the collection area. (© Jiji)
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Shoppers grab fukubukuro at the Seibū Department Store in Ikebukuro. (© Jiji)
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A layered jūbako filled with New Year cuisine and vessels for serving toso (spiced sake). (© Pixta)
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Seven herbs go into making nanakusa-gayu. (© Photolibrary)
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