Tori-No-Ichi Festival in Asakusa, Tokyo, Begins; Worshippers Buy Items to Bring Good Fortune

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The first of this year’s traditional Tori-no-Ichi festivals, held each November for good luck and business success, began Wednesday at Ohtori Shrine in Asakusa in Tokyo’s Taito Ward. As the drums announcing the start of the first festival, called “Ichinotori,” sounded precisely at midnight, worshipp...

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