KOKESHI Festival, Exhibition and Sale
Dear Guests,
Japanese Traditional Kokeshi-Dolls, antique and/or vintage ones, are available to purchase in the shopping-corner at lobby of our hotel JUKEI-So!
Various dolls came from different prefectures, which are in the northern part of Japan; Aomori, Akita, Yamagata, Iwate, Miyagi and so on. For about 150-years ago, at almost the end of Edo-era, traditional Kokeshi-Dolls were born as for the purpose of little children’s toy, and started to sell at hot-spring resorts’ area. Many guests who enjoyed holidays at hot-spring-resorts in north district of Japan, willingly decided to buy such Kokeshi-dolls for souvenirs. According to the history-length, the purposes of gifts were changed from not only for children’s toy but also to lucky ornaments, wishing happiness from travelers to family-members, lovers and friends. The Kokeshi-dolls are continued to produce by Kou-Jin: professional Artists.
Best Regards,
Thomas Aoki, Festival director
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FESTIVAL Schedule is as follows;
Name of Festival: Show & Sell of Japanese Traditional Koreshi-Doll
During: Sep. 20th, ~Nov. 30th, ‘18.
Open hours: 09:00a.m.~04:00p.m.
Place: 宮島旅館 『聚景荘』 Ryokan “JUKEI-SO”
Address: 50, Miyajima-cho, Hatsukaichi-City, Hiroshima-Prefecture, Japan
Phone; 080-3877-0822 (Thomas Aoki)
* Miyajima Ryokan "JUKEI-So" is one of the Traditional Guest-house in Miyajima Island.