According to the Tohoku region’s Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, kokeshi (koh-keh-shee) originated in the late Edo ...
You can find the usual sorts of dolls—L.O.L. Surprise! O.M.G. Remix Lonestar, My Squishy Little Dumplings, Adora Sweet Baby Boy Peanut, and the like—just about anywhere, but in Japan you will also ...
ONO, Hyogo -- The 15th Big Hinamatsuri festival is underway at the Ono Municipal Kokokan museum and will run through March 29. This year's display, opening before Japan's Hina Matsuri doll festival on ...