Bean-throwing festival at temple
NARITA, Japan - Japanese actress Haruka Ayase (L) throws bags of beans during the annual bean-throwing festival, marking the start of spring according to the lunar calendar, at Naritasan Shinsho Temple in Narita, Chiba Prefecture, northeast of Tokyo, on Feb. 3, 2013. People in Japan customarily throw beans to drive away demons and attract good luck at traditional "setsubun" events in early February. Actor Hidetoshi Nishijima (C) and actor Hiroki Hasegawa (R) also took part in the event.
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- 2013/2/03 00:00:00
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