By HIROYUKI KAMISAWA/ Staff Writer
February 3, 2022 at 18:15 JST
This year’s Setsubun ceremony at Naritasan Shinshoji temple was downsized for the second straight year 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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