News Photo: dalmatian and a French bulldog with their owners…
Title:

JAPAN-ANIMAL-NEW YEAR-SHRINE
Caption: A dalmatian (centre L) and a French bulldog with their owners pass a sacred straw made ring before a purification ceremony performed by a Shinto priest (C) at the Ichigaya Kamegaoka-Hachiman shrine in Tokyo on January 13, 2013. Some 500 pets and their owners visit at the shrine to celebrate for the New Yaer and pray for their animal's health and happiness. AFP PHOTO / Yoshikazu TSUNO (Photo credit should read YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/AFP/Getty Images)
Date created: 13 Jan 2013
Editorial image #: 159383377
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Photographer:

YOSHIKAZU TSUNO/Staff
Collection:

AFP

Credit: AFP/Getty Images
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Bar code: AFP
Object name: Hkg8166319
Copyright: 2013 AFP
Keywords: Spirituality, Performance, Vertical, Japan, Animal, Priest, Making, Ceremony, Shrine, Traditionally French, Tokyo Prefecture, Owner, Shinto, Capital Cities, Human Interest. Find similar images
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Subject
Animal
Capital Cities
Ceremony
Human Interest
Making
Owner
Priest
Shinto
Shrine
Traditionally French
Location
Japan
Tokyo Prefecture
Concept
Performance
Spirituality
Style
Vertical
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