HIGASHI-IZU, Shizuoka Prefecture—A massive display of hundreds of dolls is wowing visitors at the annual spring festival here, which celebrates young girls and showcases traditional Japanese ...

But you don't have to live in Japan to celebrate: Simpson United Methodist Church, 6001 Wolff St. in Arvada hosts its 15th annual Doll Festival, or Hina Matsuri, from 11:30 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday and ...

TOKYO -- Japan's Hina Matsuri festival, celebrated every spring in hopes of girls' healthy growth, typically features ...

The iconic Japanese dolls range from a couple of inches to several feet in height, and there are thousands of them at the 1,300-year-old temple, located about an hour from downtown Osaka in Minoh ...

"Tsurushi" (hanging) ornaments from the Hina Matsuri (Doll Festival) are on display at the ... The traditional decoration is touted as one of Japan’s three major tsurushi ornaments alongside ...

KATSUURA, Chiba -- A total of about 20,000 "hina" dolls will decorate various locations in this eastern Japan city during the Katsuura Big Hina Matsuri festival from Feb. 22 to March 3.

A traditional festival featuring decorative floats has opened in the central Japanese prefecture of Gifu ... performance by a karakuri clockwork doll. A child doll wearing a lion mask danced ...