Dolls are lined up on the steps at Tomisakijinja shrine in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, as part of the Katsuura Big Doll Festival, to celebrate Hina Matsuri. Each year on March 3, Hina Matsuri (雛祭り) is celebrated to pray for young girls’ growth and happiness. Families with daughters usually arrange hina-ningyo…
As the Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival) is approaches, an event is being held to collect disused hina dolls from households and display them together in Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture.
As the Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival) is approaches, an event is being held to collect disused hina dolls from households and display them together in Kyotango City, Kyoto Prefecture.