Here is a young Nagano city school girl taking a walk through one of the big major temples in Nagano city. Compared to school girls in Tokyo and Yokohama, the girls in Nagano are quite conservative in majority, but they all exhibit an innocence that is quite unique to Japan.

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This is a luck charm or fortune that was tied to a wooden post probably shortly after New Years. These little charms are quite elaborate and detail what fortunes may be ahead of you for the New Year. The luck ranges from bad to fantastic. It’s all a luck of the draw. I like the colors in these charms very much.

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