Notable artist Yuree Kensaku is often inspired to create from observing obstacles in life. Her latest exhibition, "The Mansion Of Plates", was inspired by the idea that beauty is a curse.Yuree was ...

In the world of Dandadan, yokai (or spirits) are a huge facet of the story. Although there do not seem to be supernatural ...

During the Middle Ages, Europeans believed that apples had aphrodisiac qualities and used them in love rituals. If a woman ...

Researchers in China have named a newly discovered fish species after the Studio Ghibli character San from "Princess Mononoke ...

eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried soybeans thrown at them in the hope of warding off evil spirits and inviting good luck. Japan’s annual ritual of “mame-maki,” or bean ...

eagerly stretching their hands to catch the dried soybeans thrown at them in the hope of warding off evil spirits and inviting good luck.

People try to catch lucky beans scattered by celebrities during the annual "Mame-maki," a ceremony marked in the hope of warding off evil spirits and inviting good luck, at the main hall of Zojoji ...

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 calendar. Like ...