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A Festival goer prays in front of the Tagata Shinto fertility shrine during the Hounen Matsuri, or abundant year festival, March 15. During the festival, people from all over Japan visit the shrine to pray for a blessed conception or to give thanks for a child who was born healthy.
100315-M-1298M-008.jpg Photo By: Lance Cpl. Claudio A. Martinez

Mar 14, 2010
A Festival goer prays in front of the Tagata Shinto fertility shrine during the Hounen Matsuri, or abundant year festival, March 15. During the festival, people from all over Japan visit the shrine to pray for a blessed conception or to give thanks for a child who was born healthy.


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