Events marking Setsubun, also known as the bean-throwing festival, were held across Japan on Sunday. Setsubun marks the day before the beginning of spring, according to the lunar calendar. The ...

Japan celebrates the Setsubun Festival with a unique tradition of throwing beans to drive away evil spirits and bring in good fortune for the year ahead. The lively event is marked by vibrant rituals ...

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Hundreds gathered at Tokyo's Zojoji temple for the traditional 'mame-maki' bean-throwing ritual, marking setsubun, the end of winter in Japan's lunar calendar. Participants, including celebrities, ...

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Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

In the ancient Japanese city of Kyoto, apprentice geiko entertainers have joined a bean-throwing ceremony on Setsubun, the last day of winter on the lunar calendar. Kyoto's Yasaka Shrine annually ...

Sumo wrestler Hoshoryu, second from left, tosses beans into the air for luck during this year’s setsubun ceremony in ...

People take part in a bean-throwing ceremony to drive away evil spirits and bring good luck at the annual Setsubun Festival at the Ikegami Honmonji temple in Tokyo yesterday.