- Glossy, beautiful, and striking papier-mâché dolls
- Locatednearthefamous1,000yearoldcherrytree,theMiharuTakizakura,intheTakashibaareaofNishidaTown,KoriyamaCity(formerlypartoftheMiharuDomain),severalworkshopsaregatheredatthe"TakashibaDecoYashiki,"where,localfolkcraftssuchas"MiharuDolls"and"MiharuHariko"wereborn,showcasingtherichculturalheritageoftheareaThestoryof"MiharuDolls"beganwhendollartistswereinvitedfromEdoduringtheEdoperiodtoteachlocalfarmersdollmakingtechniquesThe"MiharuDolls,"withtheirdynamicandimpressiveposes,arecraftedbyconnectingintricatepartstorecreateauniquesenseofthreedimensionality
- Fromdelicatepapiermâchéfigureslikethe"Kakko,""Tenjin,""Harukoma,"and"KubiFuriTora,"therearealsomanysimplefiguressuchasDarumaandTengumasksThesearecreatedusingtraditionalwoodenmoldspasseddownthroughtheages,andcraftedwiththehighlevelskillshonedsincetheEdoperiodThe"MiharuKoma,"oneofJapan'sthreegreattraditionalwoodenhorsesalongsidetheKinoshitaKomaand"YawataUma"isabelovedlocaltoy < Craft Exhibitionへ戻る