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 ...

Setsubun no Hi (節分の日), celebrated annually on February 2, 3 or 4, is a traditional event marking the official beginning of spring, according to the Japanese lunar calendar. Though not a national ...

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, ...

A confectionery store in Kofu City, central Japan has started making a good luck cake ahead of Setsubun, the last day of winter on the traditional calendar. The product called "kirisansho" has a ...

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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 ...

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