Japan's Hina Matsuri festival, celebrated every spring in hopes of girls' healthy growth, typically features displays of ...

Murakami City in Niigata Prefecture, along the Sea of Japan, was once a castle town. Currently, it is showcasing "hina" dolls ...

March 3 was Girl's Day in Japan. At the World Heritage site Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, there was a doll floating event. It is ...

About 1,800 dolls are lined up on 60 stone steps at Tomisaki Shrine in Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, as part of the Katsuura Big Doll Festival, to celebrate Hina Matsuri. Each year on March 3, Hina ...

Traditionally on this day, families have displayed virile decors, such as “Kintaro” dolls and “kabuto ... a researcher of Japanese history who specializes in traditional events, seasonal ...

Thousands of traditional Hina dolls create a stunning display at Tsubosaka-dera Temple in Takatori, Japan, during the annual ...

Tokyo, Japan - January 30 ... believes will have an auspicious year ahead of the March 3 Girls' Day celebration, when hina dolls are traditionally displayed. Superfast robot dog can run 100 ...

The event is just in time for the March 3 traditional Japanese holiday known as Hinamatsuri or "Doll's Day," which Denverites can celebrate at a public event on March 1 and 2, hosted by Simpson ...

A ceremony to pray for the success of the festival to commemorate Girls' Day on March 3 was held ... town of Katsuura in west Japan donated 7,000 hina dolls for the event. This year, an exhibition ...