Original: In the course of time stealing of divine images became so common a practice in Japan that the Toshi-no-ichi or the ` year-end-market ' held in the Asakusa Kannon temple became the main venue of the sale and disposal of such images by the fortune-seekers .
Simplified: Eventually , stealing divine figures became so common that the Toshi-no-ichi or the ` year-end-market ' held in the Asakusa Kannon temple became the main place where the sale of these images was held .