Children in kimono play dolls at Dolls Festival in Gunma

Children in kimono play dolls at Dolls Festival in Gunma

MAEBASHI, Japan - A group of children dressed in traditional Japanese costumes pose as ''dolls'' at a dolls festival at the Ikaho Onsen spa in Shibukawa, Gunma Prefecture on March 1. Japanese families with small children usually display Japanese dolls at home during the Dolls Festival, which falls on March 3.

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