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.

With the growing number of tourists visiting Japan, decorations modeled after "kabuto"—traditional samurai helmets—are becoming popular year-round as souvenirs. While the dolls were once ...

HIGASHI-IZU, Shizuoka Prefecture—A massive display of hundreds of dolls is wowing visitors at the annual spring festival here, which celebrates young girls and showcases traditional Japanese ...

"We hope that working on unusual products could be a way to renew interest in traditional, conventional hina dolls and ...

Masako Wakamiya spotted a gap in the games market - and created a games app based on a traditional Japanese dolls festival. The Yizhuang half marathon is the first time robots have raced alongside ...