In Japan, children look forward to a visit from Hotei, a jolly Japanese god with a rotund frame. Ganref As Christmas approaches, children in many parts of the world look forward to a visit from the ...
Visitors performing ablutions during a pilgrimage to the Kiyoshikojin Seicho-ji temple complex on a wooded mountain just north of Osaka, Japan. About 3.5 million people visit the complex annually, ...
Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. In Japan, children look forward to a visit from Hotei, a jolly Japanese god with a rotund frame. Ganref As Christmas approaches, ...
(The Conversation) — Hotei, a Japanese god who carries a large sack, has come to be identified with Santa Claus – except that he brings the goodies on New Year’s Day instead of Christmas. (The ...