Bean Throwing and Dance of the 7 Lucky Gods

Name: Bean Throwing and Dance of the 7 Lucky Gods
Start: 2022-02-03T12:00Z+09:00
End: 2022-02-03T23:59Z+09:00

12:00pm

Free

Asakusa

Combine bean throwing at Setsubun with a dance to honor the Seven Lucky Gods for the ultimate in warding off ill fortune for the year at Asakusa’s Sensoji, the oldest temple in Tokyo.

The mamemaki – bean throwing – took place from 12:00pm and 2:00pm last year.

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Dates

3rd Feb, 2022

Start/End Time 12:00pm

Name in Japanese 浅草寺の節分

Venue Sensoji Temple

Entry Free

Web https://t-navi.city.taito.... ⚠️ Link in Japanese

Area

Asakusa

Closest station(s)

Asakusa station

Weather

Typical weather at this time:

High: 9 ºC Low: 3 ºC

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