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 ...

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 ...

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

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 ...

Authorities are reminding parents and teachers of the danger of giving children beans and nuts at setsubun events on Feb. 3, warning that it could lead to fatal choking. The Consumer Affairs ...

KYOTO--Geisha scattered roasted soybeans to exorcise “evil spirits” and bring good fortune in the year ahead during a ...

Known as Setsubun (literally ‘seasonal division’), the day is marked with a spiritual kind of spring cleaning. Its most famous ritual is mamemaki, in which people drive evil spirits from their ...

Making of "kiccho" lucky willow branch decorations for upcoming Setsubun celebration reaches its peak at Kumano Hayatama ...

Saturday marks the start of Setsubun which directly translates to “seasonal division.” It’s a festival held on the day before the beginning of spring according to the Lunar calendar.

Core Kyoto mini Setsubun: Out with the Demons and in with Fortune Soybeans are scattered for good fortune in the coming year, expelling the demons that represent misfortune and calamity.