Kokeshi dolls are traditional Japanese wooden figures that originated in the Tohoku region almost 150 years ago. Crafted ...

Vending machines and traditional wooden kokeshi dolls are both icons of Japanese culture, and a hot spring resort in northeastern Fukushima Prefecture has combined the two. The novelty of being ...

YAESE, Okinawa Prefecture--Born in the year of Okinawa's reversion to Japan in 1972, a locally handcrafted wooden doll with a cylindrical body is enjoying a rebirth after nearly being left for ...

As fewer people are displaying hina dolls at home, the company is cooperating to promote traditional culture. The display will continue until March 4. Note: Japanese hina dolls are ornaments for ...

What stood out were their looks in bright and vibrant colours, or their makes –some with layers of paper and even wood! Organised by The Japan Foundation that carefully selected 67 dolls for ...

NANJO, Okinawa Prefecture--Filled with guilt for his fallen comrades in arms, a former Imperial Japanese Army soldier started working as a doll craftsman following the end of World War II.