Setsubun festivities marking the end of winter will take place one day earlier than usual in 2021, on February 2. Setsubun is a Japanese festival that traditionally marks the end of winter. Many ...

Feb. 3 is Setsubun, which means the end of winter (yay!), the chance to pelt people with roasted soybeans (yay!) and the silent consumption of a thickly stuffed sushi roll while facing a specific ...

During Setsubun celebrations in Kyoto, demons and bad luck are banished as people prepare for the start of the new year. As part of the Setsubun Festival at the Yasaka Shrine in Kyoto, Japan, geishas ...

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 Agency ...

Parents and teachers are being reminded of the dangers of allowing small children access to roasted beans ahead of setsubun events come Feb. 3 this year. The concerns are being raised by officials in ...

Setsubun (節分) or “seasonal division,” represents the day of the beginning of the spring and is celebrated as part of the Haru Matsuri (Spring Festival) on the 3rd of February. During Setsubun, a ...

In Japanese, setsubun refers to the day before each new season begins. Although this happens four times a year, only Feb. 3 — the start of the new year according to the ancient lunar-based koyomi ...

A traditional Japanese festival will be honored with a forthcoming iteration of the ever-popular Nike Dunk. Today, a newly leaked image from @PVAsneakers shows a first look at the Setsubun-inspired ...

Japan has some very interesting and fun traditional holidays, but the one we’ve always enjoyed the most is Setsubun. Usually held on Feb 3, festivities can vary from region to region, but often ...

Every February 3 Japan observes Setsubun. Children and adults alike rid their classrooms and homes of malevolent spirits by gleefully flinging handfuls of roasted soybeans, known as fukumame, at ...

Four women steal tray full of earrings from a jewellery shop in MP's Raisen ...