'Hina' doll festival in Tokushima, Japan

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Some 30,000 dolls are on display during a "hina" doll festival in Katsuura, Tokushima Prefecture, southwestern Japan, on Feb. 23, 2014, ahead of the Girls' Day festival on March 3. In Japan, hina dolls are traditionally displayed by families with girls to celebrate the "hina-matsuri" festival each spring.

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