KATSUURA, Chiba Prefecture—The Katsuura Big Hina Matsuri is under way here, dazzling tourists with massive displays of around 10,000 “hina” dolls donated from across Japan. The dolls will be ...

INUYAMA, Aichi Prefecture--Spectators who thrill to the sight of the "karakuri" mechanical dolls at the city's famed Inuyama Matsuri float festival can now see them year-round on display.

Core Kyoto narrator Gary Tegler gets a close-up look at the Gion Matsuri, which began over 1,000 ... the Hoka Hoko is a gorgeously attired doll, representing the sacred child The back of the ...