Hundreds of people gathered Sunday at a Buddhist temple in downtown Tokyo, eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried ...

Hundreds gathered at Tokyo's Zojoji temple for the traditional 'mame-maki' bean-throwing ritual, marking setsubun, the end of winter in Japan's lunar calendar. Participants, including celebrities, ...

The lunar new year marks the first new moon of the lunar calendar, which this year rises on 29 January, kicking off ...

Lunar New Year festivals and prayers are marking the start of the Year of the Snake around Asia and the world.

Shinto shrines and homes sees people marking “setsubun,” the last day of the winter in the Japanese lunar calendar. Like rice, soybeans are considered a symbol of vitality and purity.