Japan New Year ritual

January 1, 2018

Shiga Pref.- Japanese worshippers wrIte wishes on clay disks at a Shinto shrine on Chikubu island on lake Biwa, Shiga Prefecture, Japan, Monday, 01 January 2018.

The worshippers then throw the disks at a sacred gate.

If the disks land underneath the gate, it is believed the worshippers wish will come true.

The island of Chikubu has been revered since ancient times as the dwelling place of the god of water. Jiji Press