Traditional Japanese doll

Traditional Japanese doll

Photo taken in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2023, shows "hina" traditional Japanese dolls unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co., featuring Yakult Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami (bottom R), figure skater Kaori Sakamoto (bottom L), competitive swimmer Rikako Ikee (upper R), judoka Uta Abe (upper C) and table tennis player Mima Ito (upper L).

Traditional Japanese doll

Traditional Japanese doll

Photo taken in Tokyo on Jan. 25, 2023, shows "hina" traditional Japanese dolls unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co., featuring Yakult Swallows slugger Munetaka Murakami (bottom R), figure skater Kaori Sakamoto (bottom L), competitive swimmer Rikako Ikee (upper R), judoka Uta Abe (upper C) and table tennis player Mima Ito (upper L).

Tokyo, Osaka governors featured as traditional Japanese dolls ?

TOKYO, Jan. 27 Kyodo - A?traditional?doll maker that unveils new figures featuring prominent newsmakers each year has chosen the governors of Tokyo and Osaka, two cities with high numbers of novel coronavirus cases, this time as a gesture of hope for an end to the pandemic.?Tokyo-based Kyugetsu Co. revealed the hina?dolls?of Tokyo Gov. Yuriko Koike, 68, and Hirofumi Yoshimura, 45, on Wednesday at its headquarters ahead of Girls' Day on March 3.?In Japan, hina?dolls, representing an emperor, empress and their attendants wearing the court dress of the Heian period (794-1185), are?traditionally displayed by families with girls to celebrate the Girls' Day festival each spring.The firm also revealed?dolls?representing U.S. President Joe Biden, 78.

Japanese "hina" dolls for 2019

Japanese "hina" dolls for 2019

Photo taken Jan. 23, 2018, in Tokyo shows Japanese "hina" dolls of (clockwise from top L) Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako, figure skater Rika Kihira and shogi player Sota Fujii. Each year Kyugetsu Co. unveils hina dolls, traditionally displayed on the March 3 Girls' Day holiday in Japan, modeled after prominent figures who the doll maker believes will have an auspicious year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese "hina" dolls for 2019

Japanese "hina" dolls for 2019

Photo taken Jan. 23, 2018, in Tokyo shows Japanese "hina" dolls of (clockwise from top L) Crown Prince Naruhito, Crown Princess Masako, figure skater Rika Kihira and shogi player Sota Fujii. Each year Kyugetsu Co. unveils hina dolls, traditionally displayed on the March 3 Girls' Day holiday in Japan, modeled after prominent figures who the doll maker believes will have an auspicious year. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo