This year, about 40 participants, some shirtless and others in judo uniforms, gathered at Sumiyoshi Shrine and splashed water on each other using buckets. They then ran toward Yasuda Hachimangu ...

FUKUOKA--A packed crowd of revelers reached to catch bags of beans tossed by Kabuki actors in the seasonal setsubun ceremony held on Feb. 3 at Kushidajinja shrine in Hakata Ward here. “I love ...