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Tokyo, Japan – A huge throng of businessmen and women pray for thriving businesses at Kanda Myojin Shinto Shrine in Tokyo on Monday, January 5, 2015, the customary first business day of the new year. The holy place is believed to enshrine deities of agriculture, that bring about a good harvest; and of fishery, that bring about a plentiful catch. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)
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Tokyo, Japan – A Shinto priest purifies a crowd of businessmen and women for success at Kanda Myojin Shinto Shrine in Tokyo on Monday, January 5, 2015. (Photo by Natsuki Sakai/AFLO)
