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Setsubun beans can pose choking hazard for kids, agency warns
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 ...
Spring fling: Setsubun traditions in Nikko (vertical video)
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-old ...
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Celebrities toss ceremonial beans at Setsubun festival in Chiba
NARITA, Chiba Prefecture--Fewer beans were tossed out by fewer celebrities at this year's Setsubun ceremony at Naritasan Shinshoji temple here on Feb. 3, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued ...
Takuto, the elegant hand-rolls restaurant of Japanese chef Takuya Watanabe
Takuto, the restaurant of sushi master Takuya Watanabe, invites you to eat his delicate fish handrolls standing up. The ...