A vending machine in Japan's northeastern prefecture of Fukushima is garnering attention for selling "kokeshi," traditional ...

Kokeshi dolls are pocket-sized, wooden figurines characterized by their lack of arms and legs. First gaining popularity following World War II, the dolls continue to serve as a memento of Japanese ...

284-2515 Pinto Gallery is an LA-based online contemporary art gallery that showcases and sells both limited edition prints and originals from the most impressive and innovative Japanese artists. We ...

YAESE, Okinawa Prefecture--Born in the year of Okinawa's reversion to Japan in 1972, a locally handcrafted wooden doll with a cylindrical ... The Ryukyu Miyarabi Kokeshi became a famed souvenir ...

the dolls were believed to be lucky for the home, protecting it from fire. They soon developed ten different styles, according to the region or hot-spring they were produced in. Kokeshi production ...

A flurry of good morning messages, whipping up favourite meals, and teasing nicknames — a parent’s love for their child may not verbalise itself in so many words but finds form in other languages. In ...

The Poneglyphs and their locations are always a mystery in One Piece as they are scattered so here is a explanation on them ...

In 1920s Japan, rapid industrialization was coupled ... It encompasses carved Ainu prayer sticks; placid-faced wooden kokeshi ...

They're used to shipping everything from British "Keep Calm and Carry On" mugs and Japanese Kokeshi dolls to collectors and travelers who couldn't take home their purchases or simply forgot to get ...

“As the awareness of gender equality and diversity has heightened, I want customers to have dolls that they think they would like.” According to Kumiko Mase, 73, a researcher of Japanese ...