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

Tucked on Japan’s southwestern island of Kyushu, Fukuoka thrives in the understated—a mix of old-world craft and neon-lit ...

An curved arrow pointing right. The Sendai Kiji Workshop in Japan makes Kokeshi dolls, a type of wooden doll carved from a single block of wood that originated in mountainside villages 200 years ago.

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 ...

Fusako Goto was a toddler in Fukuoka, Japan, when she started using chopsticks to eat. At age 65, she now teaches elementary school students in Litchfield how to use the Japanese eating utensils.

The Japanese-American painter and designer Holt-Hodsdon ... we have succeeded in bringing out the spirit of the wood and have given it personality. The Kokeshi doll is a deeply traditional art form.

Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu Co. unveils "hina" dolls of Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani, Osaka Gov. Hirofumi Yoshimura, ...

A total of about 20,000 "hina" dolls will decorate various locations in this eastern Japan city during the Katsuura Big Hina ...

Featuring over 90 exhibitors, live demonstrations, and interactive workshops to spotlight Japan's artisans. TOKYO, Feb. 12, 2025 /PRNewswire/ -- The annual Japan Traditional Crafts Ginza Artisan's ...