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

DAIGO, Ibaraki Prefecture--In April 1941 and fresh out ... burned a photo believed to be of a missionary who sent the doll to Japan. In 2006, Kikuchi visited the elementary school to talk about ...

Also known as Girl’s Day, hina matsuri is an annual festival held across Japan where people wish for the health and success ...

HOKOTA, Ibaraki Prefecture--Orders are being accepted for a limited edition of the popular Licca-chan doll wearing the uniform of a school in Ibaraki Prefecture for the first time. The project was ...

Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu Co unveils hina dolls of (clockwise from bottom right) Los Angeles Dodger Shohei Ohtani, Osaka Gov Hirofumi Yoshimura, table tennis player Hina Hayata, track and field ...

Whether you’re a first-time visitor or a seasoned Japan traveller, this under-the-radar prefecture next to Fukuoka should be ...

HIROSHIMA — Simose Art Museum, which sits on the coast of the Seto Inland Sea, won this year’s Prix Versailles, a prize ...

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Note: The ice trees at Zao Onsen Ski Resort, known as juhyo in Japanese, are also often referred to as "snow monsters" in English. Japanese original Easy Japanese news is taken from the Mainichi ...