Bean-throwing event in Japan

Bean-throwing event in Japan

Yokozuna Kisenosato (L) and Hakuho scatter roasted beans during a Japanese traditional annual event to drive away demons at Naritasan Shinshoji Temple in Narita, east of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2018. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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