TOKYO (AP) – Almost weekly Momo Nomura makes time to visit Shinto shrines. She performs the prescribed rituals – cleansing her hands, 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. She loves the stamps, […]
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