People wait in line before praying, on their traditional New Year's pilgrimage at the main hall of Sensoji Buddhist temple in ...

Crowds gather on the grounds of Tokudai-ji temple as the bell rings at midnight to celebrate the arrival of the new year.

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After the clock strikes midnight on New Year’s Eve, the joya no kane bell-ringing ceremony commences with 108 ringing peels at shrines and temples across Japan. Meanwhile, masses of visitors wil ...