Japan’s annual ritual of “mame-maki,” or bean-throwing, at Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and homes sees people marking “setsubun,” the last day of the winter in the Japanese lunar ...
Preparations for the Setsubun festival on Feb 2 are underway at the famed Rinnoji Temple in Niko. Fortune beans are being blessed for the bean throwing ritual known as 'mamemaki'. The centuries ...
Japan’s annual ritual of “mame-maki,” or bean-throwing, at Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and homes sees people marking “setsubun,” the last day of the winter in the Japanese lunar ...