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Breathing smoke to become smarter

When the lunar new year comes around in Japan, they like to throw with beans. It's the Japanese way to scare of the bad spirits for the new year. I went to the local shrine here in Inuyama to have beans thrown at me by Japanese monks and celebrities.

loulogue.blogspot.com/2008/02/bean-throw ing-festival.html

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items are from 03 Feb 2008.

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Japanese celebrities by eleventh monkey
Watch out for the flying beans by eleventh monkey
Throwing & catching beans by eleventh monkey
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Setsubun matsuri @ Naritasan by eleventh monkey
Aiko & Lou by eleventh monkey
Washing my hand (forgot to do the right one) by eleventh monkey
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Hand wash place by eleventh monkey
Stairs leading to the temple by eleventh monkey
View of the parking lot and Inuyama by eleventh monkey
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Inyama castle by eleventh monkey
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Aiko almost on top by eleventh monkey
Lou & the lions by eleventh monkey
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The temple by eleventh monkey
Throwing in a lucky 5 yen coin by eleventh monkey
Score! by eleventh monkey
Incense smoker by eleventh monkey
Breathing smoke to become smarter by eleventh monkey
Daruma dolls by eleventh monkey
Paying for a New Year's fortune by eleventh monkey
Grabbing a fortune from the box by eleventh monkey
Reading the fortune by eleventh monkey
Tieing up the fortune by eleventh monkey
Tieing up the fortune by eleventh monkey
On our way down the stairs by eleventh monkey
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Ready, set... by eleventh monkey
Go! by eleventh monkey

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