how to pray the japanese way

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It is very easy to pray at a shrine like the Japanese people do. First, step up to the large wooden box and bow 90º to the shrine. Then throw some coins into the box. Typically a 5 yen coin is used because it signifies good luck, but 1 yen coins work just as well. Then ring the bell that is attached to the rope and clap 2 times. After which you can make your wish and pray to the spirit of the shrine. When you finish your prayer, bow again at 90º.

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Daniel Hoye says:

beautiful capture! Your KARMA Group
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tokyoPixie says:

a wonderful photo! beautiful and full of depth.
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© Ramon Garrote says:

Love the moment and the light of the scene, great work, very interesting!

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sweetsexything says:

i love this shot.. love the tone .. perfect!
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lupus83 says:

realy great photo. Congrats!

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great shot! perfect composition and such a great capture.

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LOPPIN says:

great portrait, congrats

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This is definitely a picture I would love to have taken, just magnificent in my opinion.

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Hayath says:

Stunning work mate !!!

Can feel the humbleness of the prayer :)
Absolutely love the "feel" of the shot !
Posted 31 months ago. ( permalink )

cordobits says:

Just GREAT! I love the details on the suit, the wrinkled skin showing signs of age-wisdom, perfect capture of a very solemn, sincere moment.
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Excellent!
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AmicaB says:

love it.

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Nate-san says:

Amazing capture! Great work.
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Yohei Sekiguchi says:

great capture. very beautiful work.
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Daniel A. Norman says:

Great photo. A Fav.

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elise hori says:

very beautiful b/w shot....great capture!
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called I Love Black and White!, and we'd love to have your photo added to the group.

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Maki_C30D says:

great BW series, Jess!!
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Tree Hugger 2007 says:

Wonderful photo - thank you too for the text;
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faust0matic says:

Nice catch!

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Thanks for licensing this image as CC-BY! Your choice of a free license has allowed us to use your image in Wikimedia Commons. The image is now used to illustrate one or more articles in Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia that anyone can edit.
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Lord Ivan says:

Indeed a moment well captured. Nice work! :-)
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moogs says:

winner to :)
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frederickagustin says:

Awesome picture.
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24doce says:

Because of the creative copyright of this fabulous picture, I used it in a piece of mine. I hope you don't mind. It's only going to be at Flickr anyway :) And there is a link to this one.

flickr.com/photos/florenciacipriani/217127682 8/
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nasedojp says:

Deep intimacy. Well Done
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Farl says:

Dang this is good. it's as if you had the guy in a studio, background temple and strobe lights and all.
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ned-ı-m says:

good capture
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Travnet says:

Wonderful!
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artur sikora says:

beautifully taken moment! superb!
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The crazy Colombian says:

Hello kalandraka,

this is just a short note to say a big 'Thank You' for making your photograph available under a Creative Commons (attribution) license. I recently used it for a literary/photographic experiment of mine: a book (print and online versions available) that tells my story in pictures (It is calledZen and the art of photographic story-telling and I have used your photo on the Thank You page.

Thanks again for your generosity,

The crazy colombian
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Hi, I'm an admin for a group called Kokoro no shashin - Creative commons pictures of Japan, and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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hiç says:

Hi, I'm an admin for a group called justHUMAN (Faces-Lives), and we'd love to have this added to the group!
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