 Last additions - Toyokawa Inari Tokyo Betsuin Setsubun 豊川稲荷東京別院 節分会追儺式 |
After the bean throwing, lots of people lined up to obtain good-fortune beans or fukumame. 福豆Feb 24, 2010
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As people ran out of beans, they left the terrace. The bean throwing was over in 10 min. or so.Feb 24, 2010
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Ohbayashi Motoko, former Olympic volleyball player serving as a setsubun bean thrower at Toyokawa Inari Tokyo Betsuin temple on Feb. 3, 2010.Feb 24, 2010
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They were hardly able to throw the beans too far, so you had to be up front to catch the beans. Those of us in the back could hardly catch any beans.Feb 24, 2010
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Kataoka Shinwa, actor, throwing beans for setsubun at Toyokawa Inari Tokyo Betsuin. 片岡信和Feb 24, 2010
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The bean throwing begins. The space is not as big as Zojoji temple (also in Minato-ku). They threw individual beans instead of bags of beans. It makes it harder to catch and makes a mess on the ground.Feb 24, 2010
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Hokuyo comedians 北陽Feb 24, 2010
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All the celebrity bean throwers introduced themselves. Arimura Miki. 有村実樹Feb 24, 2010
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Tetsu and TomoFeb 24, 2010
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Lots of music since the temple also worships Benzaiten who is also a goddess of music.Feb 24, 2010
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Kataoka Shinwa, actor. 片岡信和Feb 24, 2010
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Temple priest says a few words. Feb 24, 2010
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Ohbayashi Motoko, former Olympic volleyball player serving as a setsubun bean thrower at Toyokawa Inari Tokyo Betsuin temple on Feb. 3, 2010.Feb 24, 2010
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In the middle is Ohbayashi Motoko, former Olympic volleyball player. She was a bean thrower in 2007 here too.Feb 24, 2010
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Feb. 3 is Setsubun when many temples and shrines hold a mamemaki bean-throwing ceremony. The Toyokawa Inari Tokyo Betsuin is one temple worshipped by major sports and entertainment figures.Feb 24, 2010
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The bean throwers on the terrace of the Toyokawa Inari Kaikan hall. It started at about 2 pm.Feb 24, 2010
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Sanmon Gate. The Toyokawa Inari Tokyo Betsuin temple is one temple in Tokyo where you can see celebrities throw beans on Feb. 3.Feb 24, 2010
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The fox is the messenger of Inari.Feb 24, 2010
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Honden main hall of Toyokawa Inari Tokyo Betsuin, a Zen Buddhist (Soto) branch temple of Toyokawa Inari temple in Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture. Near Akasaka Mitsuke and Nagatacho subway stations.Feb 24, 2010
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