30,000 old 'hina' dolls

30,000 old 'hina' dolls

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Around 30,000 old ''hina'' dolls, collected from homes nationwide, are displayed on an 8-meter-high pyramid stand in the town of Katsuura, Tokushima Prefecture, on Feb. 19, 2012, for a festival that started the same day and runs until March 20. The dolls are usually displayed on a much smaller stand in Japanese homes to bring happiness to young girls around early March.

Traditional sweetfish fishing in Japan

Traditional sweetfish fishing in Japan

A fisherman drops a line from a rocky cliff into an 8-meter-high waterfall in Kozagawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on June 16, 2022, to catch ayu sweetfish swimming up the Kogawa River with a traditional fishing technique that uses only hooks and sinkers without bait.

Traditional sweetfish fishing in Japan

Traditional sweetfish fishing in Japan

Fishermen drop lines from a rocky cliff into an 8-meter-high waterfall in Kozagawa in Wakayama Prefecture, western Japan, on June 16, 2022, to catch ayu sweetfish swimming up the Kogawa River with a traditional fishing technique that uses only hooks and sinkers without bait.

30,000 "hina" dolls displayed in Tokushima Pref.

30,000 "hina" dolls displayed in Tokushima Pref.

About 30,000 "hina" dolls, collected from homes nationwide after the owners stopped using them, are displayed on an 8-meter-high, 27-step pyramid stand in the town of Katsuura, Tokushima Prefecture, on Feb. 21, 2016, for an event through April 3. Families celebrate Hina Matsuri, or the Doll Festival, on March 3 to pray for the happiness and health of daughters by setting up displays of dolls in their homes. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

30,000 "hina" dolls displayed in Katsuura, Tokushima Pref.

30,000 "hina" dolls displayed in Katsuura, Tokushima Pref.

About 30,000 "hina" dolls, collected from homes nationwide after the owners stopped using them, are displayed on a 8-meter-high pyramid stand in the town of Katsuura, Tokushima Prefecture, on Feb. 22, 2015, for an event through April 5. Families set up a special step-altar on which to arrange the dolls to celebrate the Hina Matsuri, or the Doll Festival, on March 3rd every year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

30,000 old 'hina' dolls

30,000 old 'hina' dolls

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Around 30,000 old ''hina'' dolls, collected from homes nationwide, are displayed on an 8-meter-high pyramid stand in the town of Katsuura, Tokushima Prefecture, on Feb. 19, 2012, for a festival that started the same day and runs until March 20. The dolls are usually displayed on a much smaller stand in Japanese homes to bring happiness to young girls around early March. (Kyodo)