The annual " Kurashiki Hina Doll Tour" is held in the Kurashiki, Tamashima, Kojima, Mabi- Kojima , and Mizushima districts, and is an event where you can feel the arrival of spring with Hina dolls. In the Kurashiki district, Hina dolls are displayed in stores from Kurashiki Center Street to the Bikan District, and you can see Hina dolls from ancient times to modern times. This time, we enjoyed some popular sweets to eat while touring the Hina dolls in each store in the Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter! Kurashiki Hina Doll Kurashiki: February 24th (Sat) - March 10th (Sun), 2024
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Table of contents
- 1.Shinkeien
- Hina dolls from the Taisho to Showa eras
- Hina dolls welcoming you at the entrance
- You can experience making clam dolls or battledores!
- Hina dolls in the garden
- 2. Kurashiki Folk Crafts Museum
- 3. Japanese Rural Toy Museum
- 4. Plus One Gallery
- 5. FLAT Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter Store
- 6. Workshop IKUKO
- 7. Gocha Tenugui (Living Utensils)
- 8. Kurashiki Namba Family Main Residence
- Children floating on a river boat
- Koeido Kurashiki Rooster Store
- Ozakiya
- Swelling and rash
1.Shinkeien
Shinkeien Garden is the main venue for the Hinamatsuri in Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter . Built in 1893 as a villa for Ohara Koshiro, the first president of Kurashiki , it was highly praised for its Japanese-style architecture. The highlight is the impressive display of around 30 sets of tiered displays and wooden dolls in a large hall with 56 tatami mats. Hina dolls from the Taisho to Heisei eras are on display, and the expressions and costumes of the dolls give a glimpse into the different eras.
Hina dolls from the Taisho to Showa eras
Hina dolls from various eras, from the Taisho to the Showa, were lined up. The Showa dolls had modern facial expressions and costumes, and were decorated in a gorgeous style.
Hina dolls welcoming you at the entrance
The Hina dolls displayed at the entrance to Shinkeien Garden are from the Showa era and are gorgeous, complete with hanging scrolls and battledores.
You can experience making clam dolls or battledores!
At Shinkeien Garden, there is an experience corner where you can make clam dolls by covering clams with cloth to create cute dolls such as Emperor and Empress dolls, and an experience corner where you can make hagoita (battledore).
[Clam Doll and Battledore Making Experience]
Dates: March 2nd (Sat), 3rd (Sun), 9th (Sat), 10th (Sun), 2024
Capacity: First 5 people per session Time: 10:00 and 13:00
Location: Shinkeien Yuushin-tei Participation fee: 2,500 yen (choose between clam hina dolls or battledore)
Hina dolls in the garden
Shinkeien is also famous for its beautiful gardens. Hina dolls are displayed in the garden, and you can enjoy the view of them while sitting on the veranda.
[Shinkeien] Address: 1-1-20 Chuo, Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture
TEL: 086-422-0338 Opening hours: 9:00-17:00
Closed: New Year's holiday (December 29th to January 3rd)
Admission fee: Free
2. Kurashiki Folk Crafts Museum
The Kurashiki Folk Crafts Museum displays stencil dyeing and Hina dolls by Serizawa Keisuke, who traveled all over Japan together with Yanagi Soetsu, an advocate of the folk art movement, to research folk crafts and implements. After encountering his lifelong mentor Yanagi Soetsu and Okinawa dyeing and bingata, Serizawa Keisuke embarked on a path of dyeing, focusing on stencil dyeing. In 1956, he was designated a holder of an Important Intangible Cultural Property (Living National Treasure).
Kurashiki Folk Crafts Museum: Address: 1-4-11 Chuo , Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture
TEL: 086-422-1637 Business hours: 10:00-17:00
Closed: Mondays
3. Japanese Rural Toy Museum
The Japanese Rural Toy Museum is a museum that displays approximately 10,000 folk toys collected from all over Japan, using a rice storehouse left behind by ancestors who ran a business in the scenic area from the time when Kurashiki was under the Tokugawa shogunate. Toyama clay dolls for Hina dolls are on display and for sale in the shop.
[Japanese Rural Toy Museum ]
Address: 1-4-16 Chuo , Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture TEL: 086-422-8058
Business hours: 10:00-17:00
Closed: Wednesdays
4. Plus One Gallery
At the Oku of the " Japanese Rural Toy Museum " shop, there is a gallery renovated from a storehouse, where an artist's "Hinairodori Exhibition" is currently being held (until March 10, 2024). The storehouse atmosphere and the Hina dolls, unique to Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter, create a wonderful atmosphere for you to enjoy. There is also an attached cafe, where you can spend some relaxing time.
Plus One Gallery | Japanese Rural Toy Museum
5. FLAT Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter Store
"FLAT Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter Store" is a specialty store for tatami edging and miscellaneous goods made from tatami edging, and is a direct store of "Takada Orimono Co., Ltd.", located in Kojima , Kurashiki City , which is the largest producer of tatami edging in Japan. The shop is located inside the "Japanese Toy Local Museum," and there are Hina dolls made from tatami edging on display.
[FLAT Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter Store]
Address: 1-4-16 Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture Chuo
TEL: 086-435-0014
Business hours: 10:00-17:00
Closed: New Year's holidays *Some irregular holidays
Takada Textile Co., Ltd. Official Website
6. Workshop IKUKO
"Atelier IKUKO" has a stylish appearance in Kurashiki Bikan Historical Quarter. It displays and sells a large number of vintage Hina dolls and accessories from the Edo period to the early Showa period. The gorgeous Kyoho Hina dolls, which originated in Kyoto and spread throughout the country during the Edo period under the Yatsushiro shogun, Tokugawa Yoshimune, and the Yushiki Hina dolls, which were made with accurate research into the costumes worn by nobles, were valuable and worth seeing. It is rare to see them being sold at such reasonable prices, and I was tempted to buy one. [Atelier IKUKO]
Address: 1-12-9 Chuo , Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture Chuo
TEL: 086-427-0067
Business hours: 10:00-18:00
Closed: Mondays (open on public holidays)
Workshop IKUKO official website
7. Gocha Tenugui (Living Utensils)
This shop specializes in tableware and tenugui towels, and on the second floor there was a hanging scroll of Hina dolls on display. They also sell tenugui towels with Hina doll designs. They have a Toyotomi of tenugui towels that are gentle on the skin.
[Gocha Household Towels]
Address: 1-30 Okayama Prefecture, Kurashiki City
TEL: 086-697-6515
Business hours: 10:00-18:00
Closed: Thursdays
Gocha Official Website for Tenugui Household Goods
8. Kurashiki Namba Family Main Residence
The gorgeous Goten Hina dolls, like Gose at the Kyoto Imperial Palace, can be viewed for free without a reservation. In the paid area, Kyoho Hina dolls and Ichimatsu dolls are on display.
[ Kurashiki Namba Family Main Residence]
Address: 1-15 Okayama Prefecture , Kurashiki City, Okayama Prefecture
TEL: 086-422-0106
Business hours: 10:00-16:00
Closed: Tuesdays and Wednesdays
Kurashiki Jurokuya Namba Family Main Residence Official Website
Children floating on a river boat
During the opening ceremony, we were able to see the "Children's River Boat Floating" event on the Kurashiki. This is an event that only happens once a year, and there were many tourists taking pictures, trying to capture the adorable sight.
Koeido Kurashiki Rooster Store
At "Koei-do Kurashiki-ten," they had a display of 81-year-old Hina dolls inside the shop. There was a long queue outside the shop! It made me want to wait in line to check it out lol. They were demonstrating and selling freshly baked Long Chofu, and it was hot and delicious! It was worth waiting in line.
[Koei-do Kurashiki Kurashiki Store]
Address: 5-22 Okayama Prefecture, Kurashiki City
TEL: 086-421-3888
Business hours: 9:00-17:00
Closed: Thursdays
Ozakiya
Bizen ware Hina dolls were displayed inside the fish Bizen Pottery shop "Ozakiya." I saw many people eating cute dumplings in front of the store, so I decided to buy some myself! They mainly sell chikuwa (fish cakes) but also have a Toyotomi of sweets, and the delicious aroma inside the store whetted my appetite even while waiting in line. I bought some omikuji dango (500 yen including tax) that came with a love fortune. The design was somehow exciting, the taste was delicious, and you get a marshmallow at the end. The fortune was also authentic, lol. I asked a couple who were buying some if I could take a photo with them.
[Ozakiya]
Address: 5-29 Okayama Prefecture, Kurashiki City
TEL: 086-434-8808
Business hours: 9:30-17:00
Closed: Open daily
Swelling and rash
We also queued up in search of the chocolate sandwich, a must-try for chocolate lovers! The sweets at "Hare Mo Kemo" are gluten-free and made with as few animal-derived ingredients as possible (suitable for vegans), but they were also substantial and satisfying, with the cookie dough having just the right firmness. The ingredients are apparently also sourced locally from Okayama and Kurashiki. Chocolate terrine sandwich (486 yen including tax).
[Sunny and fluffy]
Address: 14-3 Okayama Prefecture, Kurashiki City
TEL: 086-486-5002
Business hours: 11:00-17:00
Closed: Open daily
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