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Japanese dolls are one of the traditional Japanese crafts.
Japanese Oyama doll in traditional kimono and musical instrument
Doll makers, 1915
Hinamatsuri dolls of the emperor and empress
Wooden kokeshi dolls
Hinamatsuri
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Hinamatsuri, also called Doll's Day or Girls' Day, is an annual festival in Japan, celebrated on 3 March of each year. Platforms covered with a red carpet material are used to display a set of ornamen
Japanese dolls
…Japanese cities. Many have a long tradition and are still made today for household shrines, formal gift-giving, or for festival celebrations such as Hinamatsuri, the doll festival, or Kodomo no Hi, Children's Day. Some are manufactured as a local craft, to be purchased by pilgrims as a souvenir of a temple visit…
Seven-tiered hina doll set
Empress Kōjun attending the festival with her daughters, c. 1940
18th-century mebina, Empress doll, on display at Musée d'ethnographie de Genève
18th century obina, Emperor doll, on display at Musée d'ethnographie de Genève