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Giant salamanders show up during water tank cleaning

OKAYAMA, Japan - Giant salamanders, a rare species registered as a special national treasure, emerge from behind rocks as their water tank goes through a cleanup at the Ningyo-toge Environmental Engineering Center of the Japan Atomic Energy Agency in Kagamino, Okayama Prefecture, western Japan, on May 15, 2014.

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Japanese doll in tsunami-hit area

OFUNATO, Japan - A ''Gogatsu Ningyo'' (May doll), usually used for decoration during the boys' festival in May, stands with the assistance of roof tiles at the site of a demolished house in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on May 7, 2011. The area was devastated by the March 11 tsunami.

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30,000 used 'hina' dolls start new life in Tokushima museum

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Staff members of the Ningyo Bunka Koryukan doll museum display some of the 30,000 used ''hina'' dolls on a 7-meter-high pyramid Feb. 19 for a month-long festival starting Feb. 22 at the museum in the town of Katsuura, Tokushima Prefecture. They are among some 70,000 used dolls collected from homes nationwide. The ''hina'' dolls are usually displayed on a much smaller stand in Japanese homes to bring happiness to young girls around early March.

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Crown prince, crown princess in Tokushima

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Crown Prince Naruhito (L) and Crown Princess Masako watch an ''Awa Ningyo Joruri'' puppet show at the Awajurobe Yashiki theater in Tokushima, Tokushima Prefecture on Oct. 27. The Awa Gingyo Joruri school of puppet show, which uses puppets larger in size than the Bungaku puppets, is designated by the state as an Important Intangible Cultural Asset. (Pool photo)

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'Winter Sonata' hero, Olympic athlete feature year's theme dolls

TOKYO, Japan - Mataro Ningyo Co., a doll maker in Tokyo, releases dolls Nov. 16 representing major events in Japan this year. The male doll on the left at the bottom is modeled after South Korean Bae Yong Jun, star of the hit TV drama ''Winter Sonata.'' The pair on the right at the bottom are modeled after Kyoko Hamaguchi, the women's freestyle wrestling bronze medalist in the Athens Olympics, and her father and professional wrestler Animal Hamaguchi. The doll on the left in the middle is modeled after Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, who set a major league single-season hit record this year.

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Big 'Hina Matsuri' (Doll Festival) begins in Katsuura

KATSUURA, Japan - Girls clad in kimono stand for a photo in front of some 600 hina ningyo (a set of dolls representing emperor, empress, attendants and musicians in ancient court dress) at Tomisaki Shrine in the city of Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, on Feb. 22. The dolls were placed on a red carpet on stairs leading to the shrine's gate. The city's 'Big Hina Matsuri' (Doll Festival) will run until March 2.

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'Winter Sonata' hero, Olympic athlete feature year's theme dolls

TOKYO, Japan - Mataro Ningyo Co., a doll maker in Tokyo, releases dolls Nov. 16 representing major events in Japan this year. The male doll on the left at the bottom is modeled after South Korean Bae Yong Jun, star of the hit TV drama ''Winter Sonata.'' The pair on the right at the bottom are modeled after Kyoko Hamaguchi, the women's freestyle wrestling bronze medalist in the Athens Olympics, and her father and professional wrestler Animal Hamaguchi. The doll on the left in the middle is modeled after Seattle Mariners' Ichiro Suzuki, who set a major league single-season hit record this year. (Kyodo)

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Guests enjoy drinking, smoking at Shimbashi bar

Guests enjoy drinking and smoking in a rock cafe bar called "Ningyo-no-yakata" (dolls' house) in Tokyo's Shimbashi district on March 24, 2015. The bar also serves Chinese tea. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Doll museum in eastern Japan

(From L) Asuka Iwata, Chika Sugahara, Mie Hirai and Mayumi Kanisawa, curators of the dolls at Iwatsuki Ningyo Museum in Saitama, near Tokyo, pose for a photo on July 9, 2020.

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30,000 used 'hina' dolls start new life in Tokushima museum

TOKUSHIMA, Japan - Staff members of the Ningyo Bunka Koryukan doll museum display some of the 30,000 used ''hina'' dolls on a 7-meter-high pyramid Feb. 19 for a month-long festival starting Feb. 22 at the museum in the town of Katsuura, Tokushima Prefecture. They are among some 70,000 used dolls collected from homes nationwide. The ''hina'' dolls are usually displayed on a much smaller stand in Japanese homes to bring happiness to young girls around early March. (Kyodo)

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A kiku ningyo (a chrysanthemum doll)

A kiku ningyo (a chrysanthemum doll)==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images)

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A kiku ningyo (a chrysanthemum doll)

Kiku (chrysanthemum) dolls were made with the theme of popular Kyogen, or involved plays or stories, and were made in the shape of popular actors. The body made of hay with a bamboo stand in the center wears a garment made out of chrysanthemum flowers and leaves.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:Suzuki Shin-ichi, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number41‐47‐0]

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A kiku ningyo (a chrysanthemum doll)

Kiku ningyo (chrysanthemum dolls) are said to originate from the Edo Era, but details are unknown. They were once a famous seasonal tiding of autumn in Edo, but after 1887 they lost popularity. At present, they have been revived at amusement parks to attract guests.==Date:unknown, Place:unknown, Photo:unknown, (Credit:Nagasaki University Library/Kyodo News Images) [Cabinet Number31‐53‐0]

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Japanese doll in tsunami-hit area

OFUNATO, Japan - A ''Gogatsu Ningyo'' (May doll), usually used for decoration during the boys' festival in May, stands with the assistance of roof tiles at the site of a demolished house in Ofunato, Iwate Prefecture, on May 7, 2011. The area was devastated by the March 11 tsunami. (Kyodo)

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Doll museum in eastern Japan

Visitors observe doll displays at Iwatsuki Ningyo Museum in Saitama, near Tokyo, on July 24, 2020.

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1st Kyoto Animation film released since attack

People are pictured at a movie theater in Kyoto, western Japan, on Sept. 6, 2019, ahead of a screening of "Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jido Shuki Ningyo" (Violet Evergarden Story: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll) on its opening day. It is the first film released by Kyoto Animation Co. since a deadly arson attack in July on one of its studios that claimed the lives of 35 staff members. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st Kyoto Animation film released since attack

People line up in front of a movie theater in Kyoto, western Japan, on Sept. 6, 2019, to see "Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jido Shuki Ningyo" (Violet Evergarden Story: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll) on its opening day. It is the first film released by Kyoto Animation Co. since a deadly arson attack in July on one of its studios that claimed the lives of 35 staff members. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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1st Kyoto Animation film released since attack

People line up in front of a movie theater in Kyoto, western Japan, on Sept. 6, 2019, to see "Violet Evergarden Gaiden: Eien to Jido Shuki Ningyo" (Violet Evergarden Story: Eternity and the Auto Memory Doll) on its opening day. It is the first film released by Kyoto Animation Co. since a deadly arson attack in July on one of its studios that claimed the lives of 35 staff members. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dolls town near Tokyo

A "hina ningyo" Japanese traditional doll being made on Nov. 22, 2019, at a factory in Iwatsuki, a Saitama city ward near Tokyo famous for doll production. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Dolls town near Tokyo

A "hina ningyo" Japanese traditional doll being made on Nov. 22, 2019, at a factory in Iwatsuki, a Saitama city ward near Tokyo famous for doll production. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Missing repertoire of Ningyo Joruri performed in London

A repertoire of Ningyo Joruri, Japan's traditional puppet show, is presented at the British Library in London on June 2, 2017. The only existing copy of its script was found at the library in 1962, after a German doctor supposedly brought it out of Japan in the 17th century. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Missing repertoire of Ningyo Joruri performed in London

A repertoire of Ningyo Joruri, Japan's traditional puppet show, is presented at the British Library in London on June 2, 2017. The only existing copy of its script was found at the library in 1962, after a German doctor supposedly brought it out of Japan in the 17th century. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Missing repertoire of Ningyo Joruri performed in London

A repertoire of Ningyo Joruri, Japan's traditional puppet show, is presented at the British Library in London on June 2, 2017. The only existing copy of its script was found at the library in 1962, after a German doctor supposedly brought it out of Japan in the 17th century. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

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Big 'Hina Matsuri' (Doll Festival) begins in Katsuura

KATSUURA, Japan - Girls clad in kimono stand for a photo in front of some 600 hina ningyo (a set of dolls representing emperor, empress, attendants and musicians in ancient court dress) at Tomisaki Shrine in the city of Katsuura, Chiba Prefecture, on Feb. 22. The dolls were placed on a red carpet on stairs leading to the shrine's gate. The city's 'Big Hina Matsuri' (Doll Festival) will run until March 2. (Kyodo)