By HIROYUKI KAMISAWA/ Staff Writer
February 3, 2022 at 18:15 JST
Kabuki actor Ichikawa Ebizo tosses beans toward temple visitors in the Setsubun festival held at Naritasan Shinshoji temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, on Feb. 3. (Hiroyuki Yamamoto)
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 impacting the annual tradition. [Read More]
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