Why are Japanese women enthralled by Sylvanian Families dolls meant for kids?
TOKYO - Women in Japan have become enamoured with Sylvanian Families, a series of adorable animal dolls that celebrates its ...
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Thousands of gorgeous hina dolls take over a city in Chiba
KATSUURA, Chiba Prefecture—The Katsuura Big Hina Matsuri is under way here, dazzling tourists with massive displays of around 10,000 “hina” dolls donated from across Japan. The dolls will be ...
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Day of the dolls
Sets of hina traditional Japanese dolls modeled after the newsmakers and major events of 2024 in Japan are unveiled by a doll maker in Tokyo on Thursday. They include (bottom right) Shohei Ohtani of ...
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Focus on Japanese doll culture: Artefacts On display at Indian museum
Exquisite craftsmanship and intricate details of Japanese dolls are on display at the Indian Museum in an exhibition titled Ningyuo: Art and beauty of Japanese dolls. The Japanese word Ningyo means ...
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Traditional Kokeshi Dolls Renew Artists' Bond With Nature and Heritage
They all had such different expressions — I was instantly in love. Now I have fun co-creating ... I knew the bottom was signed "Japan." What turned you both to pursue making Kokeshi dolls as your art ...
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Busy time for daruma doll craftsman in Japan's Yamanashi
A craftsman in Yamanashi Prefecture, west of Tokyo, is busy making traditional daruma dolls. The process of making Koshu daruma dolls by hand is a Yamanashi craft that dates back about 400 years.
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Doll made by disabled people in Okinawa sees surge in orders
YAESE, Okinawa Prefecture--Born in the year of Okinawa's reversion to Japan in 1972 ... increased sales. The doll drew much attention as "Chiisana Koi no Uta" (Little love song), a film based ...