In Japan, some children also wait for Hotei, a jolly Japanese god with a rotund frame who carries a similar bag full of treasures. Hotei’s visit, however, coincides with the new year.

In Japan, the roly-poly god Hotei, who is often identified with Santa Claus, ushers in the new year along with six other gods of good fortune; together, they form the Seven Lucky Gods, or shichi ...

Tomoyasu Hotei, a.k.a. Hotei, is a world-renowned Japanese musician, who stateside cinephiles might recognize as the killer guitarist on the song “Battle Without Honor or Humanity” from ...

Tomoyasu Hotei released the lyric video for his new song, "Hitokoto," off his latest album, "Paradox," which dropped Oct. 25. By Billboard Japan <a href=”/music ...

Located near Hotei Station on Nagoya Railroad Co.'s (Meitetsu) Inuyama Line in the heart of Konan, Aichi Prefecture, this Buddha has long been affectionately known as the "Buddha of Hotei" by locals.

When I was wondering, 'Is there a hotei yakitori canned freak that has this size?', It seems that it seems to be a commercial product and not for home use. If you lose your curiosity and purchase ...

(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.