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On November 24, the Ni-no-Tori fair was held at Ookunitama Jinja Shrine in Miyamachi, Fuchu City. This shrine’s Tori-no-Ichi fair is one of the big three open-air fairs of the Kanto area. Approximately 60,000 people visited the shrine on this day. Shops selling kumade, decorated bamboo rakes to “rake in good luck,” lined the shrine’s approach, and amid the loud, recession-beating cries of the shop vendors, a rhythmical clapping of hands accompanied the sales of large-sized kumade rakes.