SAPPORO -- An event was held here March 2 to promote traditional Japanese culture to foreign residents and others ahead of ...

March 3 was Girl's Day in Japan. At the World Heritage site Shimogamo Shrine in Kyoto, there was a doll floating event. It is a ceremony to pray to the gods for children's healthy growth and other ...

A ceremony to pray for the success of the festival to commemorate Girls' Day on March 3 was held Feb ... Prefecture town of Katsuura in west Japan donated 7,000 hina dolls for the event.

The event began in 2012 and has been held annually since. This year’s exhibition features a record 702 Girls’ Day festival dolls in 83 sets. In the museum’s first-floor hall, a multi-tiered ...