Momo Nomura, a graphic artist and entrepreneur, prays before collecting Goshuin, a seal stamp certifying her visit that comes with elegant calligraphy and the season's drawings, at Sakura Jingu in Tokyo on August 30, 2023. She performs the prescribed rituals – ringing a bell, bowing and clapping. But her main purpose is getting a Goshuin, a stamp with elegant calligraphy that shrines provide for a fee to certify the visit. (Photo by Eugene Hoshiko/AP Photo)
