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Praying for success

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Visitors offer prayers at Kanda Myojin shrine in Tokyo on Friday, the first business day of the year. Kanda Myojin is known as the shrine of commerce and industry.

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Praying is a personal choice. It's always great to see many people at the various shrines around Japan. Hope Japan gets back on it's feet one day again.

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i believe in Mithras

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This huge group of people praying for success reminds me of Koi looking up and praying for bread from the Kami crossing the bridge over a castle moat.

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Prayers are prayers, they make people feel more comfortable; still the work has to be done.

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I think the issue here is that more than 99 out of every 100 Japanese would claim no believe, or faith but in evolution. So why all the fuss for just a ritual or tradition?

What fuss? They're just standing there. It's not like there's a melee going on.

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When you choose not to believe in God ,you will end up believing in something lesser than God.

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@Thunderbird2 I think the issue here is that more than 99 out of every 100 Japanese would claim no believe, or faith but in evolution. So why all the fuss for just a ritual or tradition?

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No different than praying to a Western God for help or success, or dropping coins into a wishing well. Don't understand why people are being so negative about the photo and the people in it.

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and Japanese people will still insist that they have no religion. When it comes to money, however...

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imagine if nature calls and you are stuck in the middle of this crowd.

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I have done this several times. One particular memory is of Toyokawa Inari Shrine in Toyokawa, Aichi. They were letting only so many approach the shrine at a time. (because of the enormous crowds, no doubt). We ended up in the VERY FRONT ROW, and I found my 6' 3" frame being bombarded with coins ! Quite an experience, indeed !

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The only success I can imagine in this photo, would be the lucky owner of this particular Shrine,He or She must be raking it in,Tax free as well i think.. Now that,s sucess!!!!!!!!

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It is a religion for hundreds of years.

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If you want success in business, you should work instead of standing in line with thousands of people!!

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