Every year, from early February to early March, the town of Makabe, in Ibaraki Prefecture, holds a fantastic Hina Doll Festival. Many gorgeous, and often antique, hina dolls are on exhibit. The residents of this town also use their creative minds to design 'original' hina-related displays which are often even more impressive than the originals.
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Makabe Hina Doll Festival Displays
Tradition meets creative genius in Ibaraki
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Elizabeth S
2 years ago
I hope we can see the Makabe Hinamatsuri in 2022...
Jihad Mahmoud
7 years ago
Wow! The amount of creativity here!
Cathy Cawood
8 years ago
Nice! That's the first time I've seen fox dolls!
Guillaume Doré
8 years ago
They are cute. I love the Inari shrines with the fox, so that's pretty cool.
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