Shrine visitors greeted by blue skies for the New Year
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A woman's hands are seen pressed together at Meiji Jingu shrine in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Jan. 1, 2016. (Mainichi) -
A young girl places her hands together at Meiji Jingu shrine in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Jan. 1, 2016. (Mainichi) -
People pray at Meiji Jingu shrine in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Jan. 1, 2016. (Mainichi) -
People pray at Meiji Jingu shrine in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Jan. 1, 2016. (Mainichi) -
People pray at Meiji Jingu shrine in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Jan. 1, 2016. (Mainichi) -
A man uses a smartphone to record the large crowd of visitors at Meiji Jingu shrine in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Jan. 1, 2016. (Mainichi) -
Police officers manage the crowd of shrine visitors at Meiji Jingu shrine in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Jan. 1, 2016. (Mainichi) -
Straw barrels given as shrine offerings are seen stacked up along the path at Meiji Jingu shrine in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Jan. 1, 2016. (Mainichi) -
Visitors' shadows stretch as the sun sets in the west, at Meiji Jingu shrine in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Jan. 1, 2016. (Mainichi) -
A 1,000-yen bill is seen among coins donated to Meiji Jingu shrine in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Jan. 1, 2016. (Mainichi) -
People celebrate the New Year, with the Saruiwa, or "monkey rock," seen illuminated in the background, in Iki, Nagasaki Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2016. (Mainichi) -
People pray for the New Year at Hokkaido Shrine in Chuo Ward, Sapporo, on Jan. 1, 2016. (Mainichi) -
People pray at Meiji Jingu shrine in Shibuya Ward, Tokyo, on Jan. 1, 2016. (Mainichi) -
People enjoy the first sunrise of the New Year, at an observation deck near the ocean in Naraha, Fukushima Prefecture, on Jan. 1, 2016. (Mainichi)
