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 ...

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

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 ...

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 ...