10 government-designated crafts in this category.
Charming hand-turned wooden dolls from Miyagi's hot spring towns, each style unique to its region. These simple cylindrical figures have delighted collectors for centuries.
Exquisite Edo-period dolls with fabric tucked into grooves carved into a wooden body, producing beautifully detailed figures used as festival decorations and gifts.
Celebrated festival dolls from Iwatsuki, Saitama, including hina dolls and samurai dolls crafted with extraordinary detail by artisans in Japan's top doll-making district.
A Tokyo padded-relief art form where layers of fabric and wadding create vivid three-dimensional images on battledores and fans.
Exquisitely crafted Tokyo festival dolls displayed for Girls' Day and Boys' Day, including ornate Hina dolls and samurai figurines in miniature armor.
Exquisitely detailed miniature accessories for Hinamatsuri (Girls' Day) from Shizuoka. Tiny replicas of traditional household items crafted with remarkable precision.
Beautifully crafted Hina dolls for Girls' Day celebrations from Shizuoka, featuring elegant silk costumes and expressive hand-painted faces rooted in court tradition.
Spectacular seasonal festival dolls and decorations from Nagoya, including Hina and samurai dolls, warrior banners, and carp streamers for Japanese seasonal celebrations.
Exquisitely costumed dolls from Kyoto depicting court ladies, samurai boys, and historical figures with silk garments and painted porcelain faces. Displayed at festivals, they are treasured as heirloom gifts.
Hakata dolls from Fukuoka are unglazed clay figurines painted in vivid colors, depicting beauties, samurai, and kabuki actors. Japan's first nationally designated folk craft.