Japan’s annual ritual of “mame-maki,” or bean-throwing, at Buddhist temples, Shinto shrines and homes sees people marking “setsubun,” the last day of the winter in the Japanese lunar ...

In winter, the bus only goes to Chusha ... it grew from the town built around Zenkoji, one of Japan's most revered Buddhist temples. Founded in the 7th century, the temple holds what is rumoured ...