According to the Tohoku region’s Bureau of Economy, Trade and Industry, kokeshi (koh-keh-shee) originated in the late Edo period, which ended in 1868, in the area’s hot-spring villages, where ...
At Katsuo-ji Temple, Daruma dolls watch from every corner. They peer between tree branches, cluster around altars, and dot winding pathways, flashes of bright red among the hillside forest. The iconic ...
Crafted in 1890 in Kyoto, this extraordinary set of handmade wooden boxes contains 12 ceremonial Hina Ningyo dolls and an array of finely detailed accessories. At its centre are two figures known as ...
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