KATSUURA, Chiba Prefecture—The Katsuura Big Hina Matsuri is under way here, dazzling tourists with massive displays of around 10,000 “hina” dolls donated from across Japan.

ONO, Hyogo Prefecture—The traditional Big Hina Matsuri event, featuring a vast collection of “hina” dolls and decorations from the Edo Period (1603-1867) on, is under way at the municipal ...

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 ...

The Aoi Matsuri, one of Kyoto's three major festivals, is an annual celebration jointly held by Kamigamo Jinja shrine and Shimogamo Shrine, featuring a procession of participants dressed in Heian ...

Due to the construction of the museum's new wing, it's been six years since this once-annual exhibition has been held. Displaying such dolls, which are dressed in kimono and represent an imperial ...

Shinto festivals - Matsuri Kanda Myojin shrine, Tokyo ©. The word matsuri can refer to any occasion for offering thanks and praise to a deity at a shrine. It comes from a word meaning 'to ...

PORTLAND, Ore. (KOIN) — On Sunday, the Portland Japanese Garden helped bring awareness to an important tradition from the homeland, Hina Matsuri, or “Doll’s Day.” Also called “Girl’s ...

What's going on: Celebrate Hina Matsuri, or Girl’s Day, at the Portland Japanese Garden! The festival honors the happiness and health of girls with traditional hina doll displays, including a ...