By JUN KANEKO/ Staff Writer
February 3, 2023 at 19:06 JST
A large crowd gathers at Kushidajinja shrine for its Setsubun ceremony held without restrictions for the first time in three years in Fukuoka’s Hakata Ward on Feb. 3. (Jun Kaneko)
FUKUOKA--A packed crowd of revelers reached to catch bags of beans tossed by Kabuki actors in the seasonal setsubun ceremony held on Feb. 3 at Kushidajinja shrine in Hakata Ward here. [Read More]
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