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Image: New Year decoration on the gate of a Shinto shrine in Kyoto, Japan. The plant is 'saka-ki' (Cleyera japonica (fam. Camelliaceae), a 'god' or 'spirit' tree that is used throughout the year in Shinto shrines.
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