Sumo wrestler Asashoryu scatters beans to bring good luck

Sumo wrestler Asashoryu scatters beans to bring good luck

NARITA, Japan - Grand sumo champion Asashoryu scatters beans in a traditional Japanese bean-scattering event to bring good luck at Narita-san Shinshoji Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture on Feb. 3, heralding the arrival of spring.

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