Samurai doll parade in central Japan

Samurai doll parade in central Japan

Floats carrying huge dolls representing samurai warriors parade during a traditional "Mikuni" festival dating back about 300 years in Sakai in the central Japan prefecture of Fukui on May 20, 2025.

Baseball: Samurai dolls of Dodgers' Ohtani, Yamamoto

TOKYO, Japan, March 19 Kyodo -"Samurai" warrior dolls of Shohei Ohtani (top, L) and rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto (top, R) of the Los Angeles Dodgers are unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co. in Tokyo on March 19, 2024, ahead of the boys' festival on May 5, when Japanese households traditionally decorate warrior dolls. Seen below them are dolls of sumo wrestlers from central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, hit by a deadly earthquake on Jan. 1.(Kyodo)

Baseball: Samurai dolls of Dodgers' Ohtani, Yamamoto

Baseball: Samurai dolls of Dodgers' Ohtani, Yamamoto

"Samurai" warrior dolls of Shohei Ohtani (far L) and rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto (2nd from L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers are unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co. in Tokyo on March 19, 2024, ahead of the boys' festival on May 5, when Japanese households traditionally decorate warrior dolls. Seen behind them are dolls of sumo wrestlers from central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, hit by a deadly earthquake on Jan. 1.

Baseball: Samurai dolls of Dodgers' Ohtani, Yamamoto

Baseball: Samurai dolls of Dodgers' Ohtani, Yamamoto

"Samurai" warrior dolls of Shohei Ohtani (far L) and rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto (2nd from L) of the Los Angeles Dodgers are unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co. in Tokyo on March 19, 2024, ahead of the boys' festival on May 5, when Japanese households traditionally decorate warrior dolls. Seen behind them are dolls of sumo wrestlers from central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, hit by a deadly earthquake on Jan. 1.

Baseball: Samurai dolls of Dodgers' Ohtani, Yamamoto

Baseball: Samurai dolls of Dodgers' Ohtani, Yamamoto

"Samurai" warrior dolls of Shohei Ohtani (top, L) and rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto (top, R) of the Los Angeles Dodgers are unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co. in Tokyo on March 19, 2024, ahead of the boys' festival on May 5, when Japanese households traditionally decorate warrior dolls. Seen below them are dolls of sumo wrestlers from central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, hit by a deadly earthquake on Jan. 1.

Baseball: Samurai dolls of Dodgers' Ohtani, Yamamoto

Baseball: Samurai dolls of Dodgers' Ohtani, Yamamoto

"Samurai" warrior dolls of Shohei Ohtani (top, L) and rookie Yoshinobu Yamamoto (top, R) of the Los Angeles Dodgers are unveiled by doll maker Kyugetsu Co. in Tokyo on March 19, 2024, ahead of the boys' festival on May 5, when Japanese households traditionally decorate warrior dolls. Seen below them are dolls of sumo wrestlers from central Japan's Ishikawa Prefecture, hit by a deadly earthquake on Jan. 1.

Department store puts samurai dolls on show earlier than usual

Department store puts samurai dolls on show earlier than usual

YOKOHAMA, Japan - "Samurai" warrior dolls for Boys' Day in May are put on display at Yokohama Sogo Department Store in Yokohama west of Tokyo on Feb. 25, 2014, one month earlier than usual, to stimulate last-minute demand before an increase in the national sales tax from 5% to 8% in April.

Samurai dolls made to resemble Japanese athletes

Samurai dolls made to resemble Japanese athletes

Japanese samurai dolls made by Kyugetsu Co. to resemble sumo wrestler Kotoshogiku (R) and gymnasts Kohei Uchimura (C) and Kenzo Shirai, are on display at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on March 20, 2016, ahead of the May 5 Boys Festival when Japanese households traditionally decorate samurai dolls to celebrate boys. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Samurai dolls made to resemble Japanese athletes

Samurai dolls made to resemble Japanese athletes

Japanese samurai dolls made by Kyugetsu Co. to resemble sumo wrestler Kotoshogiku (R) and gymnasts Kohei Uchimura (C) and Kenzo Shirai, are on display at Seibu department store in Tokyo's Ikebukuro district on March 20, 2016, ahead of the May 5 Boys Festival when Japanese households traditionally decorate samurai dolls to celebrate boys. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese Boys' Festival dolls of promising persons unveiled

Japanese Boys' Festival dolls of promising persons unveiled

Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu Co. unveils Japanese dolls depicting promising men in 2017 -- (from L) comedian Piko Taro, yokozuna Kisenosato and figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu -- at its headquarters in Tokyo on March 28, 2017, ahead of the May 5 Boys' Festival. Japanese households traditionally decorate samurai dolls to celebrate boys on the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo

Japanese Boys' Festival dolls of promising persons unveiled

Japanese Boys' Festival dolls of promising persons unveiled

Japanese doll maker Kyugetsu Co. unveils Japanese dolls depicting promising men in 2017 -- (from L) yokozuna Kisenosato, figure skater Yuzuru Hanyu and comedian Piko Taro -- at its headquarters in Tokyo on March 28, 2017, ahead of the May 5 Boys' Festival. Japanese households traditionally decorate samurai dolls to celebrate boys on the day. (Kyodo) ==Kyodo