Hundreds reach out to catch lucky beans at Japan's annual festival

Residents of downtown Tokyo descended on a Buddhist temple to mark the last day of winter in the Japanese lunar calendar by having dried soybeans, rice cakes and other snacks thrown at them. The traditional event is said to drive away evil spirits and bring good luck. (AP video by Mayuko Ono) Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/AssociatedPress Read more: https://apnews.com​ This video may be available for archive licensing via https://newsroom.ap.org/home