In Tokyo's hidden 1,100-year-old shrine, thousands of desperate fans are praying for impossible concert tickets
- Hidden among the gleaming skyscrapers of Tokyo's busy Nihonbashi district is a tiny Shinto shrine where prayers have taken on an unusual modern meaning.
- Instead of asking for good health, academic success or prosperity, thousands of music lovers visit Fukutoku Shrine hoping to secure something that has become incredibly difficult to obtain in Japan: concert tickets.
- As major performances increasingly use lottery-based ticketing systems, fans believe the shrine's centuries-old reputation for bringing good fortune could improve their chances of seeing their favourite artists live.
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- Hidden among the gleaming skyscrapers of Tokyo's busy Nihonbashi district is a tiny Shinto shrine where prayers have taken on an unusual modern meaning.
- Instead of asking for good health, academic success or prosperity, thousands of music lovers visit Fukutoku Shrine hoping to secure something that has become incredibly difficult to obtain in Japan: concert tickets.
- As major performances increasingly use lottery-based ticketing systems, fans believe the shrine's centuries-old reputation for bringing good fortune could improve their chances of seeing their favourite artists live.
Sources: Times of India