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 ...

Setsubun, the last day of winter on the lunar calendar, falls on Feb. 2 this year. Most years, it is marked on Feb. 3.

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 ...

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.