Discover what kabuki tells us about Japanese attitudes to swords, which feature in many legends and transcend the realm of weapons. Within each awe-inspiring Japanese sword, they say, dwells a spirit.

Kabuki is typically passed from father to son, the artform largely limited to Japanese men. But Kikugoro Onoe is Maholo's maternal grandfather; the young Kabuki performer's father, Laurent ...

Japanese people also hold bean-throwing rituals at home, where usually the elder family member wears a red-faced demon mask and throws the beans at the others. Afterward, they eat the same number ...